21 steps to take when someone passes away 21 steps to take when someone passes away What are the key areas that you need to deal with? Broadly the 5 areas that you need to attend to are: notifying the relevant people and institutions of the death the legal aspects the financial aspects of valuing and distributing the estate the beneficiaries the wider administrative tasks There is more detail in a simple infographic here: https://ukcareguide.co.uk/dealing-with-bereavement/ There is a helpful video here: Please note: UK Care Guide is an independent company. Carers in Southampton list many services and is not responsible for the content of external websites.