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What to do When Someone Dies

The items listed below give a general guideline of things that need to be taken care of when someone dies.  The information below does not cover every eventuality - only the most basic straightforward cases.  Please note, Funeral Guide will not be held responsible for any errors and or omissions.  If your circumstances are complex or unusual or if you are in any doubt as to what action to take, you are advised to consult an attorney.

 

  1. Transporting the body to a mortuary and obtaining a death notice
  2. Information for organ donors
  3. Planning a funeral
  4. Paying for a funeral
  5. Obituaries, Death notices and Eulogies
  6. Obtaining a Death Certificate
  7. Establish who the executor is
  8. Basic guide to administering an estate (duties of an executor)
  9. What the executor must do once appointed by the Master of the High Court
  10. Estates FAQ
  11. If the deceased has no will / Intestate
  12. Firearms in an estate
  13. Firearm licence application procedure

 

 For your convenience we have added a few links to the Master of the High Court website.

  1. The Master of the High Court's contact details country-wide.
  2. The Master of the High Court's webiste provides you with all the forms you may need in winding up an estate in a convenient printable version.
  3. How to report an Estate to the MasterThis page provides instructions as to what forms you will need to fill in when you approach the Master, depending on the value of the estate in question.
 


 

Quotes

"Death is delightful.  Death is dawn, the waking from a weary night of fevers unto truth and light."

Joaquin Miller

 

 


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