For Adult Children1 of 7
What the first week looks like
Seventy-two hours, $14,000 in decisions.
When a parent passes, the adult child usually has less than three days to choose a funeral home, a casket, a service, burial or cremation, the obituary, and a dozen other things you have never thought about. All of it while grieving, often alongside siblings, often without instructions.
Choose a funeral home, often within hours
Pick a casket or cremation — $2,000 to $10,000
Plan the service
Notify the employer, the bank, Social Security
Order death certificates — seven to twelve copies at $15 each
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