The laws vary from place to place. Burial is usually restricted by various health regulations. Zoning is also a factor in some areas. You will have to check with your local government entity to find out what applies.
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The spouse of a deceased person is only responsible for said person's debts if the couple resided in a community property state or if the debts were jointly incurred.
The executor is the person that performs the last will and testament of a recently deceased person. The executor is usually named in the will. It can be a family member, a legal representative, or anyone that the person chooses.
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The executor of the estate.
You have to buy the property from someone. And the only person that can sell it is the executor.
The account should be presented to the executor of the estate (not just a family member) before payment. That is, unless the deceased paid the bill before dying--then it goes through.
In this state a death certificate is a public document, believe it or not. I can walk into the county bureau of vital statistics and purchase any death certificate for anyone as long as I have the cash. It will have the official seal. I do not need permission from anyone. Since I was the executor of a deceased person's estate, I needed orders of administration, which I got from the clerk of the court. I also had to pay for those. I needed those to sell any of the deceased's property. My name was on them as the only person authorized to sell any of the deceased's property. I closed the estate as fast as possible.
A deceased person could have their life estate property revised. It is best to seek the advice and assistance of a lawyer.
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The information should be available to all family members who are the beneficiaries of the policy or are affected by the probate of the deceased person's estate. If the person withholding the information is the Executor of the estate, that person does not have the right to withhold this knowledge from the beneficiaries of the policy. Notify the probate court of this,
When a person with no next-of-kin dies owning property, their property 'escheats' to the state.