Losing someone close to you is always traumatic – and it can be very difficult to focus on practical issues when you are grieving. We have put together some helpful advice and information to guide you through this difficult time.
After a death – what you should do
- What to do after a death
- Useful information from the Citizens Advice Bureau.
- What to do when someone dies
- Information about your rights and responsibilities from Directgov.
- When someone dies abroad
- Advice from Directgov.
- Registering a death
- This is a legal requirement within five days of a death. Find out how and where you should register.
Wills and legal issues
- Wills
- Information supplied by Citizens Advice Bureau.
- When someone dies without leaving a will
- Advice on what to do if someone dies without making a will, and a list of intestate cases in East Sussex.
- Age UK
- Factsheet (FS14) about dealing with someone's estate.
- Find a solicitor
- Search for a solicitor using the Law Society website.
- Advice on Legal Aid
- What it is and how you qualify from the Law Society.
- Wills and probate
- Advice on what to do if there is no will and applying for probate.
Financial help
- Bereavement benefits
- Information about bereavement payment, bereavement allowance and widowed parents' allowance.
- Inheritance Tax
- Forms and information from the Inland Revenue.
- How do I settle the deceased tax affairs up to the date of death?
- Advice from the Inland Revenue.
- Veterans Agency Welfare services
- Information for war widows or widowers.
- Find an independent financial advisor
- Use the postcode search to find financial advice in your area.
Grieving
- Local bereavement groups
- Find support in your area on the ESCIS website.
- The child bereavement trust
- Helping families to cope with grief.
- Samaritans
- For confidential emotional support.
- When someone dies
- A factsheet about helping children deal with bereavement from ChildLine.
- Cruse Bereavement Care
- Counselling and support for all bereaved people.
- Babyloss
- Help for those who have suffered a miscarriage or death of a baby.
East Sussex County Council