When someone dies: the paperwork
The words you'll hear when registering a death and after.
Has the medical certificate been sent to the register office yet?
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Registering the death5
- Has the medical certificate been sent to the register office?The medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD) comes from the doctor, after a medical examiner has checked it.
- The death's been referred to the coronerThis happens when a death was sudden or unexplained.
- I need to book an appointment to register the deathWith the register office.
- How many copies of the death certificate should I get?Banks, pension providers and insurers often want certified copies.
- Can I use Tell Us Once?The registrar can give you a reference number so one report reaches many government departments (benefits, tax, passport, driving licence).
The funeral5
- Here's the green formThe registrar's certificate for burial or cremation.
- We've chosen a funeral directorThe firm that looks after the body and arranges the funeral.
- We'd like a direct cremationA cremation with no service.
- We want to repatriate him to NigeriaSending the body home.
- Can I get help with funeral costs?If you're on certain benefits you may get a Funeral Expenses Payment.
Money and the estate5
- Did she leave a will? Who's the executor?The executor is the person named in the will to deal with the money and property.
- We need to apply for probateThe legal permission to deal with the estate.
- What's in the estate?'The estate' means everything they owned, minus their debts.
- Was that debt in joint names?Debts are paid out of the estate.
- Could I speak to your bereavement team?Banks, energy and phone companies have dedicated teams.
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