When mourning a loved one, you might not be in the right headspace to mull over all the logistics proceeding one’s death. We’ve laid out four steps to take after a loved one passes to make final arrangements feel a bit more surmountable.

Get an Official Pronouncement of Death

Immediately after your loved one passes, you’ll need to get a legal pronouncement of death. On the chance that your loved one passes in a hospital or nursing home, the staff will be able to handle the pronouncement.

A legal pronouncement of death is essential to the rest of your endeavors in arranging your loved one’s things. It is the first step toward getting an official death certificate, which is a very necessary document for various legal procedures following your loved one’s passing.

Inform Family and Friends

You will need to break the unfortunate news to close family and friends. Though this responsibility is emotionally tasking, it’s important that it be done sooner rather than later so those close to the deceased don’t feel left in the dark about their loved one’s death.

Utilizing Socials to Inform: With the help of social media, you can reach extended family members and friends of the deceased who you may not have personally known. Posting details about final arrangements online enables others to share that information with their network, letting a greater mass of people privy to the individual’s passing.

Establish Final Arrangements

Check for whether your loved one had fleshed out their final arrangements. Ideally, a conversation about final arrangements can take place before a loved one’s passing, but not every family is granted this convenience.

Once you’re sure there are no prearranged final wishes, you can begin arranging the deceased’s commemorative service. Employ family members and close friends to assist you with the steps to plan a funeral service for your loved one to make the responsibility feel less daunting.

Manage Their Assets

One of the four steps to take after a loved one passes that can be a bit overwhelming would be managing their assets. In addition to ensuring that their personal belongings are locked up and secured or divvied between family members for safekeeping, you’ll have to take house on all their accounts and financial assets.

Help With Marshaling the Assets: Finding all your loved one’s assets, also known as “marshaling” them, is no simple feat, especially for large or complex estates. Fortunately, you can utilize asset search firms to assist you in the process. They will, however, acquire a cut of the assets in exchange for their service.