Frequently, employers will have death benefits as part of a retirement package. Additionally, insurance, health plans, and dental plans can sometimes be continued by a surviving spouse. This can be the case whether the employee died as an employee or…
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Life insurance is collected by contacting the insurance company who sold the life insurance policy. The insurance company will send a claim form which must be filled out and signed by the executor if payable to the estate or the…
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A surviving spouse or dependent child may be entitled to social security benefits. The executor or spouse needs to contact the Social Security Administration to stop the decedent’s social security payments and to determine the rights of the spouse and minor…
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Retirement accounts and IRAs are not part of the probate estate unless the decedent failed to designate a beneficiary. If there is no named beneficiary or if the beneficiary is “my estate”, the retirement plan will pass per the terms…
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