A deceased worker's unmarried children who are younger than age 18 (or up to age 19 if they are attending elementary or secondary school full time) also can receive benefits. Children can get benefits at any age if they were disabled before age 22 and remain disabled.
You can start by checking with the deceased parent's lawyer, estate planning attorney, or financial advisor. You can also check with the probate court in the county where the deceased parent lived to see if a will has been filed for probate. Sometimes, the executor named in the will or the deceased parent's close family members may also have knowledge of the existence of a will.
Only if the owed parent is deceased
When someone dies without a will the state laws of intestacy provide for the distribution of their property. Generally, if your parent is deceased you would inherit your parent's share of your grandparent's estate. If your parent is not deceased then you have no right to a share of your grandparent's estate. If your grandparent left a will and the will is allowed you have no other right to their estate. You can check the intestacy laws of your state at the link in the related question below.
In the US, a dependent child of a deceased parent may be eligible for assistance from Social Security. Check with your local Social Security office.
Ask them, though they don't have to answer. Other than that, there isn't a way to find out. They can file it with an attorney or even with the probate court, but it isn't public until it comes up for probate after their death.
In most countries you can not do this because it is not legal to cash a check made out to a deceased person. What needs to be done is that the executor of the deceased estate must obtain from a court a grant of probate for the deceased estate and, with is legal document, write to the supplier of the check and ask them to re-issue the check in the name of the deceased heirs.
Biological and legally adopted children generally have the same rights in their parent's estate if their parent dies intestate, or, without a will. Children do not inherit an interest in property that was held jointly with a surviving spouse. However, they may inherit an interest in property held solely by the decedent. You can check the laws of intestacy in your state in the related question below.
Not without a Letter of Authority appointing you as the executor of the estate or committing fraud.
Generally the property passes to the surviving spouse according to the state laws of intestacy. You can check the laws for Arkansas at the related question link provided below.
In most cases, a single parent can obtain a passport for their child without the other parent's consent if they have sole legal custody. However, it is recommended to check with the specific requirements of the country issuing the passport.
There is the option of you being able to live with your grandparents if that's possible. But it really depends on the state you live in. You would have to check with Child Protective Services to get more information.
To endorse a check for a deceased person, you typically need to write "Estate of Deceased Person's Name" on the back of the check and sign your own name as the executor or administrator of the estate. This allows the funds to be deposited into the deceased person's estate account.