What to do after death....

[Grannie G]

I was told by a financial advisor from SS a pre paid funeral would not be considered deprivation of assets.

[Norman]

I would not Sylvia.
I have said it before,the best thing we ever did to take out two funeral plans.
Still have mine of course!!!! But how the costs have risen on todays prices.
Norman

[jimbo 111]

[QUOTE=CraigC;340478]What happens to an EPA if someone dies?

If the Donor dies the EPA automatically comes to an end. The Attorney should send the original EPA and the death certificate to the OPG as soon as possible.


I was not aware of this when my wife died
I do not now have the original death certificate and I know that I will have to pay £25 for acopy
Bearing in mind that it cost £150 to register in the first instance I am reluctant to spend more money on something that is now worthless
Have you any idea what (if any) is the penalty for not returning
the document ??????
jimbo111

[jimbo 111]

Peter's name has been removed from the mortgage but I have the title deeds to the house and how do I go about removing his name?

Thanks on advance for any help.

Christine

Whilst reading this most interesting thread , it dawned on me that I was possibly in the same situation IE,
Following the death of my wife and gaining probate I knew that the solicitor had informed the building society that stores our deeds but I was not sure if she had adviced the land registry
Being on my own,I do not want any legal problems if I decide to move
I contacted the registry office by email and I was told that I could fill in a form DP1(this was attached to the email)
Or, as the form was not mandatory, if I wished I could just write to them with details of my wifes name , and a copy of her death certificate requesting that her name be deleted from the register
I would not have thought of this until I read the experiences of some members I think it proves the value to memberes of having a 'Sticky'
( where did they get that horrible word) as suggested by CRAIG
when he started this thread
jimbo111

[Roma]

Following on from Jimbo111, my mother died last January and it didn't even cross my mind to cancel the EPA with the OPG. Thing is I've sorted out all of her estate as I was executor and I've shredded receipts etc. that I kept as I was her attorney.

Is it possible if I contact them now that they will ask for records etc., over the time of EPA??


Roma

[stu291155]

i wish i had found this forum sooner, my father passed away on the 4th jan and have never had to deal with making arrangements for a funeral,but somehow with the support of my wife we have nearly managed to get there as the funeral is on monday 24th,The royal surrey where my father passed away were very helpful and so was the register and the undertakers we are using.We have hopefully managed to sort out most aspects of his estate,but there is some very good advice on this forum which would have really helped us.We all have monday to get through yet,which is going to be very hard but we have had great support from my Dads local village vicar and she is doing the service on monday which i am sure will help as she knew him well

[Vonny]

Hi Stu, welcome to Talking Point (TP) and I'm sorry to hear of your father's death.

Arranging funerals is never easy, even when you've done it before. I hope that the funeral goes as well as can be expected and hope you will let us know how it goes.

Take care xx

[drmullins]

Hi my mother passed away today after long illness/and suffered from alzheimers.

My 2 brothers and i are executors in her will. My question revolves around probate and asset recovery. My mother showed my brother a statement last year for £40,000 approximately. We are aware of other sums from her current accounts but have not been able to locate this sum...

whilst we are in no rush to settle this matter and wish to celebrate her life as notrmal, we do not necessarily wish to pay a solicitor exorbitant fees if we can find this info out ourselves. appreciate the excellent threads above.

in your contributors experience would probate be a reasonably simple matter even where all assets are not known?

mnay thanks for any replies/advice.

[noelphobic]

[QUOTE=drmullins;418916]Hi my mother passed away today after long illness/and suffered from alzheimers.

My 2 brothers and i are executors in her will. My question revolves around probate and asset recovery. My mother showed my brother a statement last year for £40,000 approximately. We are aware of other sums from her current accounts but have not been able to locate this sum...
./QUOTE]

I'm sorry for your loss.

Do you know with which bank or financial institution the 40k was? If you know this then I would contact them with a certified copy of the death certificate, although it might be easier after you have obtained probate.

I hope this is of some help.

[Jane Cooper]

That's great Craig.
No one told me about the void after your loved one pases away.
Great place- not
It takes time as my old dad once said to regain one's balance
How true
Janie

do

Hi All,

I'm starting a thread here to help with the practical issues of dealing with a loss/death. I was completely losts when mum died, not just emotionally but practically.

I'm going to start off by adding a few useful documents and books that I have used to get through all the practical issues. I'm not going to go into too much detail, just point to some really useful resources. I'll add to this over the next couple of days.

It has also been my first probate to deal with and I have learnt a lot a long the way. Please add any useful resources that you know of, and as time goes on I will try to summarise it all in another closed thread and perhaps make it a sticky.

Kind Regards
Craig

[Jane Cooper]

I guess the less costly approach has to be seeking a solicitor at citizens advise in your local area. I would start there.
Janiex

Hi my mother passed away today after long illness/and suffered from alzheimers.

My 2 brothers and i are executors in her will. My question revolves around probate and asset recovery. My mother showed my brother a statement last year for £40,000 approximately. We are aware of other sums from her current accounts but have not been able to locate this sum...

whilst we are in no rush to settle this matter and wish to celebrate her life as notrmal, we do not necessarily wish to pay a solicitor exorbitant fees if we can find this info out ourselves. appreciate the excellent threads above.

in your contributors experience would probate be a reasonably simple matter even where all assets are not known?

mnay thanks for any replies/advice.

[Margarita]

whilst we are in no rush to settle this matter and wish to celebrate her life as notrmal, we do not necessarily wish to pay a solicitor exorbitant fees if we can find this info out ourselves. appreciate the excellent threads above.

in your contributors experience would probate be a reasonably simple matter even where all assets are not known?

I would say yes get probate without a solicitor, saving money .

When my son died young at the age of 28 and not leaving a will and left a property. I did it all without a solicitor.

I just applied for probate. Proved that I was next of kin and it even was more complicated with me because there was an unborn baby so the unborn baby becomes the next of kin.

Probate man said unborn mother baby and I could go on the certificate of probate, as long as we was not in disagreement.
probate took about 6 weeks before we could get the certificate .

Paper work they sent me was not hard to fill in. Just asking how much the property was worth, because the more its worth the more one pays for probate.

With the certificate we had the power to deal with my son estate including bank account .

The only compilation that can arise without knowing about a bank account i assume would be how much the total estate amount to , but am sure probate man would advice you in what happen in those circumstances I found them very help full on there “ help line “

[noelphobic]

Paper work they sent me was not hard to fill in. Just asking how much the property was worth, because the more its worth the more one pays for probate.

I thought the probate charges were the same regardless of the value of the estate

[WandaV]

Hi my mother passed away today after long illness/and suffered from alzheimers.

My 2 brothers and i are executors in her will. My question revolves around probate and asset recovery. My mother showed my brother a statement last year for £40,000 approximately. We are aware of other sums from her current accounts but have not been able to locate this sum...

whilst we are in no rush to settle this matter and wish to celebrate her life as notrmal, we do not necessarily wish to pay a solicitor exorbitant fees if we can find this info out ourselves. appreciate the excellent threads above.

in your contributors experience would probate be a reasonably simple matter even where all assets are not known?

mnay thanks for any replies/advice.

My father died 20th Jan and I have thrown myself into preparing probate and Inheritance Tax forms to help cope with the sense of loss I am feeling. The challenge hasn't been as great as I first anticipated and I feel a huge sense of achievement and know my Dad would be proud that I didn't throw money away on solicitors fees! I would recommend giving these forms a go, as they are far less daunting than you'd probably imagine.
However, I have a rocky road ahead, as my Dad had a partner he had lived with for a number of years. He had made a small 10% provision for her in his will and split the remainder of his estate between myself and my sister. We both would like to make a more generous allowance for my Dad's partner in recognition of the care she gave him towards the end of his life. Our dilemma is that, by providing my dad's partner with a larger portion of the estate, we would not wish her children to ultimately inherit from my father which could be the case if my dad's partner were to pass away in the foreseeable future. It is hard for us to determine a way of achieving our good intentions. Additionally, we are wondering if she were to contest my Dad's will, would she legally be entitled to a greater percentage of his estate?- she moved in after the house had been paid for and outrightly owned by my Dad and she was never financially dependant upon him and still remains in full-time employment.The law is such a grey area and we could do without the anxieties that lay ahead. Any ideas as to where we stand?
This is a fantastic forum and one which I shall now visit frequently.

[Ladywriter1968]

What to do after a death in England & Wales
Ref: D49 April 2006

This is a book/leaflet you can get from any CAB (Citizens Advice Bureau). It has loads of useful information including details on the things you must do.

For example - in the first five days you must:

• Notify the family doctor
• Register the death at the register office
• Contact a funer director
• Advise the DWP
• Complete form BD8 - this stops any benefits

Here is a link to a PDF version for the computer savey.
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/d...49_april06.pdf

Moderator note: this page link is now broken. A chase-through leads to
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governme...eath/index.htm


Hope this helps
Craig

It is very useful and has a lot of information on benefit that the bereaved may claim.

Also what about contact the insurance company they were insured with as well.