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What do you do when your partner passes away?

Financial checklist: 13 things you need to do when your spouse…

  1. Call your attorney.
  2. Contact the Social Security Administration.
  3. Locate the will.
  4. Notify your spouse’s employer.
  5. Ask your spouse’s former employers.
  6. Check with the Veteran’s Administration.
  7. Notify all insurance companies, including life and health.

Financial checklist: 13 things to do when your spouse dies

  1. Call your attorney.
  2. Contact the Social Security Administration.
  3. Locate the will.
  4. Notify your spouse’s employer.
  5. Ask your spouse’s former employers.
  6. Check with the Veteran’s Administration.
  7. Notify all insurance companies, including life and health.

When did my husband of 37 years die?

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How is life after my husband passed away?

Last night, I found an old hat of his that he’d worn when we were on holiday a few years back and all the pain and loss came flooding back. I miss him so much and wish I could just go to sleep one night and not wake up in the morning.

What to do if your husband dies and Your Name is not on the House?

If your husband died and your name is not on your house’s title you should be able to retain ownership of the house as a surviving widow. If your deceased husband left the house to you in a will the transfer of ownership is a simple process.

How do I claim my deceased husband’s UIF?

You cannot claim UIF on behalf of your dead husband. You can only claim his retirement fund benefit and possibly on his Group Life Cover. Speak to the HR department of his former employer. The information and answers supplied in this section do not constitute advice as defined by the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 37 of 2002.