(This is not a how to do a funeral question). My question is asking what comes next for paperwork, with the memory care residence, the state, etc. She herself will be sent to the local cremation society and I will deal with her remains later. There will be no funeral immediately, as this state is not her home.
I assume somebody signs a death certificate and will get back to me so I can do whatever steps there are to close out her accounts, etc. There will be no "estate" to probate because she will likely be on Medicaid by then and have no assets at all.
Make certain the will is filed with the probate court.
Make certain the property is locked up and only the executor has key.
Have a good lawyer to help you if your executor.
I lost one of my sisters a year or so ago.
Her daughter used cremation services.
No will was filed with court
Daughter has no public contact information, no phone, no address.
All we have is the Internet notice of her passing.
Town where she lived is of zero help
All we know is she died.
My brother inlaw died in New Hampshire his executor lives in Mass. so NH required a NH lawyer be the exceutor.
They will also contact Social Security and Medicare (if she was enrolled) to let them know of the death for tax purposes and their records.
You can request for as many copies of the death certificate as you need from the funeral home.
Get more death certificates than you think you'll need, as any additional copies need to be ordered and paid for.
When you receive the death certificates, contact all of your Mom's financial institutions; banks, credit unions, and credit cards, and let them know that your Mom passed away, and send them a copy of the death certificate if needed.
Talk to your tax preparer, and let them know so that they can prepare a final tax statement for your Mom for this year, to avoid IRS complications.
So I bettr have a locksmith out there and change garage door code right after someone passes.
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