A Death in Your Family

This booklet is for people who want to know more about:

• What to do first when a family member dies;
• Making funeral arrangements;
• Where to find support.

Cover of A Death in Your Family

Cover of A Death in Your Family

Contents

• Glossary

• Immediate Details Following a Death
  • What are the immediate details around a death? · Questions you may have

• Making the Funeral Arrangements
  • Funeral and cemetery costs · What if I need more information or have a complaint?

• Managing Affairs
  • What do I need to know about benefits for survivors? · What do I need to know about re-arranging my own legal affairs?

• Bereavement Support

• Helpful Information
  • Information about bereavement · Information about burial and cremation · Memorial societies · Information about legal and medical matters · Information about benefits

About this guide

• Acknowledgements & credits
• About Clicklaw wikibooks

About People's Law School

The People’s Law School is a non-profit charitable society whose purpose is to provide British Columbians with reliable information about their rights and responsibilities under the law.

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This booklet and others are available on the People's Law School Website.

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