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

by Pohl, Amelia E.

• ISBN13: 9781892407115
• ISBN10: 1892407116
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Eagle Pub Co of Boca

Table of Contents

The First Week	1	(27)
Autopsies	2	(2)
Anatomical Gifts	4	(3)
The Funeral	7	(15)
The Death Certificate	22	(5)
Giving Notice of the Death	27	(26)
Notifying Social Security	28	(5)
Notifying IRS	33	(5)
Notifying the Business Community	38	(15)
Locating The Assets	53	(20)
Locating Financial Records	54	(10)
Finding Lost/Abandoned Property	64	(6)
Accessing the Safe Deposit Box	70	(3)
What Bills Need to Be Paid?	73	(22)
The Spouse's Responsibility	74	(4)
Joint Debts	78	(2)
Paying the Decedent's Bills	80	(4)
Some Things are Creditor Proof	84	(11)
Who Are the Beneficiaries?	95	(24)
Property Held Jointly	96	(8)
Property Held in Trust	104	(2)
Property in Decedent's Name Only	106	(1)
Rules of Descent and Distribution	107	(6)
When to Challenge a Will	113	(6)
Getting Possession of the Property	119	(28)
Transferring Personal Property	120	(10)
Transferring the Car	130	(5)
Transferring Real Property	135	(5)
Your Rights as a Beneficiary	140	(7)
Preneed Arrangements	147	(16)
Making Burial Arrangements	148	(2)
Making Funeral Arrangements	150	(9)
Preparing a Health Care Directive	159	(4)
Everyman's Estate Plan	163	(54)
Avoiding Probate	164	(12)
A Trust May Be the Solution (or Not)	176	(7)
Your Will---Your Way	183	(15)
Arranging to Pay Bills	198	(8)
Guiding Those Left Behind	206	(11)
Completing the Process	217	(36)
The Grieving Process	218	(3)
Helping the Bereaved	221	(4)
Helping a Child Through the Loss	225	(12)
Strategies to Cope with the Loss	237	(8)
The Problem Death	245	(8)
Glossary	253	(10)
Index	263