What to do when someone dies

From planning the funeral to executing a will, this roadmap walks through the personal and legal details that need to be handled after someone dies.

When you learn of a friend's loss, your first instinct may be to reach out and offer your support. But what do you say when you don't know what to say? It can be difficult to find the right words in moments like this. Here are a few tips on what to text when someone dies, the how-to for composing your words of condolence.

When someone close dies, you're often in shock. Here’s a list of what to do which will help get you through this difficult time.

Learn what to do after someone dies. This guide has checklists for different situations, including if someone dies at home, at night, without a will, what to do with social security, if they died of natural causes or in their sleep.

What do you say to someone else when a loved one dies unexpectedly? Here are 20 amazingly comforting quotes for when someone dies unexpectedly

A practical checklist of tasks to get done immediately, soon, and later.

When someone close dies, you're often in shock. Here’s a list of what to do which will help get you through this difficult time.

What documents, information, and other papers do you need when someone dies? If you are the spouse or executor of the estate of a person who has passed away, there are many documents you will need to work through. Accounts to close, property and assets to distribute, bills to pay. What papers do you actually need?

Knowing what to say when someone dies; when talking to a friend, family member, colleague, or anyone who has lost someone dear to them, is an incredibly sensitive topic. How do you say “my heart goes out to you” without sounding cliche?

Do you know what steps to take when someone you love passes away? If not, you will want my What To Do When a Loved One Dies Checklist to help guide you in your planning.