Locate bank accounts, demand the last paycheck, claim social security death benefits, file for health and life insurance payments and check through tax returns and personal papers to see if the decedent owned any stocks and bonds. Transferring securities to the name of the estate may be in order. You must also locate all real property, noting liens and other debts. Check the insurance. Decide whether it is in the best interest of the estate for you to control the property.
Some property is owned in tenancy by the entirety.
This real estate passes directly to the surviving spouse. You need not be concerned with this property, other than for filing tax returns. Accounts Within 90 days of qualification, file an accurate inventory of all of this property with the clerk's office. Make the inventory as complete as possible. Supplemental inventories must be filed if errors are discovered or additional property is received.