The first days, the paperwork, the funeral and the months after. In the order you actually need it.
If someone has just died, this is the order things usually need to happen in. You don't have to do it all today, and you don't have to do it alone.
A doctor issues the medical certificate of cause of death. If the death was unexpected, the coroner may be involved first and will tell you what happens next.
Within five days in England and Wales, at the register office. Take the medical certificate. You'll get the death certificate and the "green form" the funeral director needs. Ask for extra copies of the certificate; banks and insurers will each want one.
The registrar gives you a reference number. One online form tells HMRC, DWP, the passport office, DVLA and the council all at once. How Tell Us Once works.
Check for a will, a letter of wishes, a Farewell Wishes certificate or a pre-paid funeral plan before you book anything.
With a funeral director or without one. Our funeral planning guide covers every option and what it costs.
Banks, pensions, insurers, utilities, phone, subscriptions. If they left a My Accounts list, start there. If not, this article walks through it.
Probate, inheritance tax, and who gets what. The legal guide explains it without the jargon.
Bereavement leave, support lines and the money side. Where to get support.
There isn't a law in place for taking bereavement leave. Here's our guide to knowing how long you can take off work after someone dies.
Dealing with a death abroad can pose all kinds of difficulties. Being away from home in an unfamiliar place can make an awful event even worse.
Survey carried out in 2013 by the Office for National Statistics showed that 85% of those who died in hospital that year had wished to die at home.
Hospital is the one place where you’ll always find professional help on call. Here’s a look at what to expect when living out your final days in a hospital.
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Writing an obituary can be tough, but it is also a great honour. It's not easy thinking of the best way the reflect on someone's life through words.
You want to find out about the ways you can plan for your own end-of-life care, here’s a few solutions to keep in mind.
The Marie Curie charity has recently looked into the ways many older LGBT people delay accessing care services, even when they have a terminal illness.
A partner’s death amongst older people is one of the most devastating forms of bereavement, this is a generation that has traditionally married young.
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End of life care relies heavily on family help. For people who either don’t have children or a family network nearby, care support is difficult to access.
Talking about death with children shouldn't be hard. Kids are naturally curious, and it's more than likely they'll bring up the topic of death themselves.
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Many people believe that prisoners do not get the same death-rights as someone who isn't in custody.
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You’re interested in organ donation but put off by whole body donation, or you’d be keen to go the whole hog if only you knew more about it
Tell Us Once is a government service that allows you to easily tell several departments in one go that someone’s died.
When someone dies, there are certain steps to follow and while a death needs to be registered, there are other documents that need tackling first.
What should you do when driving in a funeral procession? This is a guide to help you navigate through the dos and donts of a funeral procession.
A funeral can only take place after a death has been registered. Once you register a death, a funeral usually takes place one to two weeks after that.
Grief affects people in different ways , You may find it helpful to grieve with other people, or you might prefer to spend time one-to-one