What To Do When Somebody Dies.

At some point your parents will die.

If you are a named executor it means that you take care of everything that has to be arranged.

This may help anyone faced with the same situation to prepare for what is in store.

I'm  from the UK and the steps will be different elsewhere  and I can only comment on the route that I have taken which is a traditional funeral.

Here is a start   ;

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Death/WhatToDoAfterADeath/DG_10029808

Step 1 Death Certificate.

After death the first step is collecting the death certificate.

If the death happened in a Hospital or Hospice getting the certificate is simple; It just has to be collected but there are two pieces of information that you will need to impart:

-The name of the Funeral Director that you have chosen ( you do not need to use a Funeral Director but I only know this route).
-Whether you want a burial or cremation ,(this is because of the antics of Harold Shipman); we chose a cremation.

Once you have chosen a Funeral director, they will pick up the body within 45 minutes.

Comments

[Dream Dragon]

Bizarrely I'm reading this to kill time before I go to a funeral myself. I sympathise with your loss. Fortunately I've never had to deal with the forms and such, but this looks like a very complete and useful guide.

I particularly like the way that only close family and about two hundred sandwiches remain, it's quite true.

I'd be interested to know about your experience with the "Probate" since that is reputed to be complex and difficult.