The emotional aspect of dealing with a bereavement can be devastating, but the practicalities of what to do next can become even more stressful. The steps below outline the main areas you’ll need to cover.

Step 1 – Where Do I Start? Find paperwork with funeral wishes or requests for organ/body donation. Documents, like the will, birth and marriage certificates, pension certificates and medical card, will be useful when you register the death.

Step 2 – Registering the Death. The hospital will contact you to arrange the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death. Make an appointment register the death in the county where the person died, not where they lived.

The registrar will give you various documents, the main ones are:

Death Certificates – all certified copies of the original entry w

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