40 Step-by-Step Guides
Detailed guides for every task you need to complete after someone dies — what documents you need, how long it takes, common mistakes to avoid, and where to start.
Courts, probate, property transfers, and legal filings
~120 min · 4 documents needed
~60 min · 3 documents needed
~30 min
~60 min · 2 documents needed
~180 min · 4 documents needed
~60 min · 4 documents needed
Insurance, bank accounts, taxes, and debt
~45 min · 4 documents needed
~60 min · 3 documents needed
~45 min · 3 documents needed
~30 min · 3 documents needed
~180 min · 4 documents needed
~90 min · 4 documents needed
~60 min · 4 documents needed
~30 min · 3 documents needed
~30 min · 2 documents needed
~60 min · 3 documents needed
Social Security, Medicare, VA, DMV, and employer benefits
~30 min · 2 documents needed
~20 min · 2 documents needed
~45 min · 3 documents needed
~45 min · 3 documents needed
~30 min · 3 documents needed
~20 min · 2 documents needed
Funeral, mail, utilities, subscriptions, and property
~180 min · 2 documents needed
~15 min · 1 documents needed
~15 min · 1 documents needed
~60 min · 2 documents needed
~90 min · 1 documents needed
~15 min · 2 documents needed
~15 min
~20 min · 2 documents needed
Email, social media, online banking, and passwords
~60 min · 2 documents needed
~45 min · 2 documents needed
~30 min · 3 documents needed
~120 min · 3 documents needed
~30 min · 1 documents needed
~60 min · 2 documents needed
Securing, inventorying, and managing real and personal property
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