How to Administer a Loved Ones Estate

31. 3. REGISTRATION OUR COMMITMENT OF DEATH TO YOU
KEY POINT:
THE FIRST PRACTICAL STEP YOU NEED TO TAKE IS TO REGISTER THE DEATH
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3.1 MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
If a person Be friendly has died and professional
due to natural causes and a doctor was treating that person at least 14 days
prior to death then the doctor treating can issue a Medical Certificate free of charge. If there was
no doctor Provide providing an outstanding treatment service then the Coroner may issue the Medical Certificate.
3.2 CORONERS
Offer sensible and realistic fees
If the death was not due to natural causes then the Coroner may investigate the circumstances
surrounding
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may arrange a post mortem examination. A preliminary
hearing will usually be held to identify the body and a Disposal Certificate issued, which can then
be released for the funeral to take place. A Cause of Death Certificate will also be issued to allow
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the death to be formally registered. If the Coroner establishes that the death was not due to
natural causes then an Inquest must be held.
Reply to letters without undue delay
3.3 REGISTRATION OF DEATH
Return phone calls as soon as possible
The death must be registered at the local Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages. Registration
should take place within 5 days. The Registrar will need to know the following details about the
Provide complete confidentiality
deceased:- Full name and any previous names used; Date and place of death; Date and place of
birth; Occupation; Last address; If married full name, date of birth and occupation of the
surviving
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of any state pension or benefits.
3.4 CERTIFICATE Keep in regular FOR contact BURIAL/CREMATION
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The Registrar will issue you with the following Certificates, allowing you to start sorting out the
Try affairs Us! of Call the now deceased: for a free - Certificate initial chat for over Burial the phone. or Cremation also known as the ‘green form’. This
certificate is free of charge and needs to be given to the funeral director as soon as possible, as it
gives permission for the deceased to be buried or cremated. In cases where the Coroner is
involved, this certificate may not be issued. Instead a separate certificate will be issued directly
to the Funeral Director.
3.5 DEATH CERTIFICATE
A Death Certificate (known as a certified copy of the death) is issued as legal proof of the death
and is required to settle the affairs and estate of the deceased. This is the only form requiring a
payment to be made and it is recommended that you purchase several copies, as you will need
one each time you deal with a bank, pension company, insurer or any other organisation relating
to the financial affairs of the person who has died. Companies such as these will always require
an original, not a photocopy of the Death Certificate, although they will almost certainly return it,
if you prefer to use it more than once.
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