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1. 33. FEELINGS SEEKING 1. FEELINGS FOLLOWING LEGAL ADVICE THE THE LOSS LOSS OF A OF LOVED A LOVED ONE ONE KEY POINT: KEY POINT: SERIOUS SERIOUS LOSS IS LOSS SOMETHING IS SOMETHING WHICH WHICH WE WILL WE ALL WILL FACE ALL AT FACE SOME AT SOME TIME IN TIME OUR IN LIFE. OUR WHILST LIFE. WHILST EVERYONE’S NEED EVERYONE’S HELP? RESPONSE CALL RESPONSE SEATONS A LOSS TO NOW A IS LOSS A VERY IS A INDIVIDUAL VERY INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE, EXPERIENCE, THERE THERE ARE SOME ARE SOME COMMON If COMMON there AND are SHARED AND any SHARED parts EXPERIENCES of EXPERIENCES this guide THAT that MANY THAT you MANY require PEOPLE PEOPLE further WILL SHARE. WILL information SHARE. or legal help on, please call Seatons either at our Corby office on 01536 276300 or our Kettering office on 01536 311690 ACTION: for ACTION: a free no-obligation chat. COMING FRIENDLY COMING TO TERMS TO PROFESSIONALS TERMS WITH WITH A DEATH A DEATH IS A VERY IS A GRADUAL VERY GRADUAL PROCESS PROCESS WHICH WHICH CAN TAKE CAN A TAKE A CONSIDERABLE We CONSIDERABLE are known TIME. TIME. THERE as the THERE IS “Friendly NO RIGHT IS NO Professionals” RIGHT OR WRONG OR WRONG WAY because TO WAY COME TO we COME TO are TERMS friendly, TO TERMS WITH easy-going A WITH LOSS. A LOSS. and THESE approachable THESE THINGS THINGS CAN TAKE but CAN also TIME. TAKE professional SO, TIME. DO SO, NOT DO and WORRY NOT we WORRY make IF OTHERS sure IF OTHERS we AROUND get matters AROUND YOU ARE sorted YOU COPING ARE as promptly COPING A IN and A DIFFERENT effectively DIFFERENT WAY. as WAY. possible. HELPING OTHERS 1.1 EARLY We 1.1 EARLY THOUGHTS have acted THOUGHTS AND for thousands FEELINGS AND FEELINGS of AFTER clients AFTER LOSS with LOSS their legal matters over the past 30 years and we are People confident People often describe often that describe we shock can help shock soon you after soon sort a out after loss. your a They loss. legal may They matters feel may too. numb, feel numb, panicky, panicky, very weepy very weepy or or unable unable to cry to at cry all. at Some all. people Some people find it find difficult it difficult to sleep. to sleep. Some find Some themselves find themselves completely completely unable FREE unable to cope NO-OBLIGATION to and cope need and a need lot CHAT of a practical lot of practical and emotional and emotional support support from those from around those around them. them. Please call us for a free no-obligation chat. We would be delighted to help. 1.2 FEELINGS 1.2 FEELINGS SOME SOME MONTHS MONTHS AFTER AFTER LOSS LOSS Some people Some people feel a sense feel a of sense agitation of agitation for quite for a quite long a time long after time the after death. the death. People People may become may become very active very active at this at time this doing time doing things things like cleaning like cleaning out the out whole the whole house. house. This agitation This agitation can can sometimes sometimes amount amount to panic to and panic symptoms and symptoms of anxiety of anxiety such as such breathlessness, as breathlessness, palpitations, palpitations, dry dry mouth, mouth, tingling tingling and dizziness. and dizziness. These These experiences experiences are not are unusual not unusual following following a death. a death. These These feelings feelings may alternate may alternate with depression, with depression, weepiness, weepiness, tiredness tiredness and low and mood. low mood. 1.3 GUILT 1.3 AND GUILT ANGER AND ANGER Some people Some people may feel may guilt, feel and guilt, review and review the circumstances the circumstances of the of death, the death, and their and relationship their relationship with the with deceased. the deceased. They may They wonder may wonder what they what could they have could done have differently done differently which which might have might have helped helped the situation. the situation. This is This also is common also common when when there has there been has relief been at relief someone’s at someone’s death death following following a painful a painful and prolonged and prolonged illness. illness. It is worth It is worth remembering remembering that many that people many people feel relief feel relief when suffering when suffering ends. ends. 1.4 OTHER 1.4 OTHER PEOPLES PEOPLES REACTIONS REACTIONS Other Other people's people's reaction reaction may be may difficult be difficult for the for bereaved the bereaved person. person. Sometimes Sometimes people people will be will be clumsy clumsy in what in they what say they or say do. Occasionally or do. Occasionally people people will avoid will contact avoid contact with the with bereaved the bereaved person. person. These These reactions reactions are usually are usually because because people people do not do know not what know to what do to or do say or in say the in face the of face of someone's someone's grief. grief. _________________________________________________________________________________ Need a Need Grant a of Grant Probate? of Probate? Need Help Need Administering Help Administering An Estate? An Estate? 36 4 Contact Contact Seatons Seatons Now Now Need Call a Grant us today! of Probate? – 0800 310 Need 11 12 Help Administering An Estate? Call: 0800 Call: 310 0800 11 12 310 11 12 1 Alexandra Road Corby, Contact Northamptonshire, Seatons Now. Call: NN17 0800 1PE 310 11 12 Email: adrian@seatons.co.uk Email: www.seatons.co.uk 6 Market Street, Email: Kettering, adrian@seatons.co.uk Northamptonshire, NN16 www.seatons.co.uk 0AH Copyright: Copyright: Seatons Seatons Law Limited Law Limited www.seatons.co.uk © Seatons Law Limited
2. WHAT TO DO HAVING LOST A LOVED ONE KEY POINT: YOU MAY FEEL GREAT SADNESS AND UNHAPPINESS. THIS IS PERFECTLY NORMAL. YOU WILL NEED TIME TO COME TO TERMS WITH WHAT HAS HAPPENED. TAKE THINGS EASY. ACTION: IF YOU FIND YOU CANNOT HANDLE YOUR FEELINGS, START SUFFERING PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS, CANNOT SLEEP OR YOUR WORK SUFFERS, THEN YOU SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP. MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR TO DISCUSS MATTERS. 2.1 TALK Don’t bottle up your feelings. Express your emotions. People will want to offer support. Try and accept and appreciate it. Talk things through with family and friends. Do not underestimate the fact that your family will experience similar feelings to yourself. Let them talk things through and express their own feelings. It’s amazing how talking things through can help people come to terms with matters. 2.2 PRIVACY Allow time to yourself, to be alone. Take time simply to rest, sleep and think about matters. 2.3 REGRETS You may have regrets possibly even anger. You have to accept that you can’t change the past so do not worry or get upset about it. However remember that you can change the future. 2.4 BALANCE Try and get back into a normal lifestyle. Try to keep a sense of balance. Try to appreciate life itself. Be grateful for all the good things that you have had in your life so far, for example your health, family and friends. 2.5 NEW START Your life may never be quite the same again as a result of what has happened and what you may be going through. This is something you have to accept. Try to think of this as an opportunity to make a fresh start in certain areas of your life. 2.6 SELF-BELIEF Sometimes when difficult things happen to us we have to dig deep into our resources and use inner qualities to pull us through. We have to believe in ourselves and show courage, strength, understanding, character and perhaps most of all love. Whatever works for you, try and draw on those qualities to help you through. _________________________________________________________________________________ Need a Grant of Probate? Need Help Administering An Estate? 5 Contact Seatons Now Need Call a Grant us today! of Probate? – 0800 310 Need 11 12 Help Administering An Estate? Call: 0800 310 11 12 1 Alexandra Road Corby, Contact Northamptonshire, Seatons Now. Call: NN17 08001PE 310 11 12 Email: adrian@seatons.co.uk www.seatons.co.uk 6 Market Street, Email: Kettering, adrian@seatons.co.uk Northamptonshire, NN16 www.seatons.co.uk 0AH Copyright: Seatons Law Limited www.seatons.co.uk © Seatons Law Limited
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Page 3: INDEX 1. FEELINGS FOLLOWING THE LOS
Page 7 and 8: 4. ARRANGING THE FUNERAL KEY POINT:
Page 9 and 10: 6. TELL US ONCE SERVICE KEY POINT:
Page 11 and 12: 8. ADMINISTERING THE ESTATE KEY POI
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Page 15 and 16: 12. INHERITANCE TAX KEY POINT: INHE
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Page 19 and 20: 16. COLLECTING THE PAPERS TOGETHER
Page 21 and 22: 18. IS A GRANT NECESSARY? KEY POINT
Page 23 and 24: 20. WHAT TYPES OF COURT GRANTS TO A
Page 25 and 26: 22. NEED TO ONLY OBTAIN A GRANT OF
Page 27 and 28: 24. PAYING DEBTS KEY POINT: MAKE SU
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