When a loved one dies, you may find yourself with the responsibility of taking care of their estate. The days following the death of your loved one will be busy. It is natural to feel overwhelmed by the process of putting your loved one’s affairs in order. Typically, the following list will need to be completed within a week of your loved one’s death. You will need to obtain an original copy…
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The loss of a loved one can affect our lives in many ways. Coping with the grief of losing a significant person in our life is difficult. Everyone grieves differently, but no matter how you deal with grief, it is important to have a good grief support system. Friends, family, books, online resource and trained professionals can all assist with grief recovery. Grief support is critical and it helps to have as many grief resources as possible to assist you in the process.
Reading articles about grief and loss, and working through the process on your own, may not be enough to help you cope with the pain you are feeling. If you would like to speak to someone about your grief, we recommend that you contact a grief counselor. Counselors are available to speak to you online, by telephone, or in-person.
When a loved one passes, you may find yourself tasked with the duty of gathering all of the decedent’s important documents. These papers will give the family and the estate attorney the information that is necessary to put the decedent’s final affairs in order. If probate or trust settlement occurs, these documents will be required. Typically, copies of the documents…
Your loved one has passed away and you have been named as an executor or administrator. Do you know your responsibilities? In general, you are responsible for ensuring that the debts and assets of the estate are distributed and managed. To do this, you will look to your loved one’s Last Will and Testament as well as local, state and federal laws…
When you are tasked with settling someone else’s estate, you are in for a world of paperwork and bureaucracy. It should not be this way after death, and you should not have to handle such mundane tasks while you are grieving, but it is a matter of legalities. When you know the steps to follow, the process of settling someone’s estate because much less overwhelming…
It’s not uncommon for people to have bad days interspersed by good ones after a loss. Eventually, the scales tip and the good days outweigh the bad. There will come a time when you think that you have gotten over your loss, only to find that you are sitting on the couch crying like the loss occurred yesterday. Grief triggering is a term that describes the action of hearing a song…
When you experience the death of a loved one, you feel as though a part of you is gone as well. You feel bereft and alone straight to your core. Trying to move on from such a staggering loss is never easy. The rate at which you are able to move on will differ from the length of time it takes another friend or family member. When you allow yourself to grieve in stages…
When you lose someone or something that you love, grief is the most natural response. Sharing your experiences, thoughts and feelings with a group of people who have also experienced a loss can be cathartic. There are a variety of grief support groups available to you; choosing the right one will make all the difference. Grief support can play a vital role in the mental health…
When you lose a loved one, be it friend, family member or pet, you move through stages of grief. Many people choose to deal with the process on their own, not completely understanding the stages that they are going through. This can lead to feelings of sadness, depression and even anger at a level greater than which would normally be felt. For others, dealing with grief…
Everyone grieves differently. People move through the stages of grief at their own pace. This is especially true among the different age groups. While adults and the elderly may have coping mechanisms in place, toddlers, children and teens do not have the same life experiences. When you have lost a loved one, you may have immediate family members surrounding…
Many people refer to the five stages of grief. If you have lost someone or know someone who has, you will come across many articles about moving through these stages. What you do not often see is the seven stages of grief model. This model closely follows the five stages model, with two additional platforms: pain/guilt and the upward turn. In essence, these emotions or stages…
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