What happens to the decedent’s mail and bills after they pass?

 

Transcript:

00:00:00

Even after an individual dies, they will still receive bills and mail. The personal representative has the option of going to the post office or online to have the mail forwarded to their address. This is recommended because going through the individual’s mail will allow you to have a better understanding of their assets and in particular their debts um such as bank statements, credit card statements, and so forth. bills, typically routine bills such as utilities, mortgage, those should continue to be paid if they’re

00:00:34

automatically drafted. Continue to allow those to happen. But certain bills like cell phone bills, lawn care, internet, things like that potentially can be cancelled. And so once you have that death certificate, we recommend contacting those institutions, letting them know that the individual has passed, and then paying up any final balances so they can close those accounts.

This transcript was auto-populated.