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Recommended steps to take
- The first legal documentation that will be required is a pronouncement of death.
- Notify friends and family.
- Look for any instructions your loved one may have left regarding final arrangements.
- Contact a funeral home.
- Notify a cremation-specific company or a body donation organization, such as a medical school.
- Prepare final arrangements and notify the family.
- Right away: Prepare other issues like dependent care, pet care, and security of the home and vehicles.
- Within a few days: Arrange to have the mail forwarded.
- Within a few days: Arrange to cancel or pay bills.
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