When Someone Dies in Florida: All the Legal and Practical Things You Need to Do When Someone Near to You Dies in the State of Florida

by Pohl, Amelia E.; Simmonds, Barbara J.

• ISBN13: 9781892407016
• ISBN10: 1892407019
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Eagle Pub Co of Boca

Table of Contents

The First Week	1	(23)
Autopsies and Anatomical Gifts	2	(5)
The Funeral	7	(12)
The Death Certificate	19	(4)
Giving Notice of the Death	23	(20)
Notifying Social Security	23	(6)
Notifying IRS	29	(5)
Notifying the Business Community	34	(9)
Locating the Assets	43	(14)
Collecting Business Records	44	(8)
Locating the Will	52	(2)
Accessing the Safe Deposit Box	54	(3)
What Bills Need to be Paid?	57	(16)
Joint Debts	59	(3)
No Money---No Property	62	(2)
An Estate with Assets	64	(4)
Assets But Much Debt	68	(5)
Who are the Beneficiaries?	73	(20)
Property Held Jointly	74	(8)
Property Held in Trust	82	(2)
Property in Decedent's Name Only	84	(1)
Florida's Intestate Law	85	(2)
Who Inherits the Homestead?	87	(2)
When to Challenge a Will	89	(4)
Getting Possession of the Property	93	(30)
Is Probate Necessary?	94	(5)
Distributing the Personal Effects	99	(3)
Transferring the Car	102	(7)
Reimbursement for Funeral Expenses	109	(8)
Income Tax Refunds	117	(6)
Preneed Arrangements	123	(14)
Making Burial Arrangements	124	(2)
Making Funeral Arrangements	126	(9)
Preparing a Health Care Directive	135	(2)
Everyman's Estate Plan	137	(36)
Avoiding Probate	137	(16)
Preparing a Will	153	(9)
Arranging to Pay Bills	162	(5)
The If I Die File	167	(6)
Completing the Process	173	(36)
The Grieving Process	174	(3)
Helping the Bereaved	177	(4)
Helping a Child Through the Loss	181	(12)
Coping With the Loss	193	(8)
The Problem Death	201	(8)
Glossary	209	(8)
Index	217