Everyone is faced with the death of relatives. This cannot be avoided, no matter how much we would like to. In such a situation, it is necessary not only to mourn the deceased person, but also to deal with the design necessary documents after his death. The main thing here is to have time to invest within the deadlines set by the state, so as not to complicate your life, at least here. This article will help you sort out this issue.

We are all living people and the death of a relative should not put us out of action for a long time, because, in addition to the funeral, we also need to take care of the necessary documentation.

Immediately after the death of a relative, you need to act according to the following algorithm:

• call an ambulance. She must acknowledge death;
• calling police officers to the house to draw up an appropriate conclusion;
• call for transport to transport the body to the morgue;
• consult with funeral professionals;
• organize a funeral;
• organize a wake;
• visit a notary in order to find out the necessary documentation for re-registration of the inheritance for yourself or for entering into inheritance rights under an existing will.

The first three steps are only necessary if the person died at home. In the event of the death of a relative in the hospital, all the necessary manipulations will be carried out by the employees of the medical institution.

Naturally, funerals are very important, but they will pass, and you will have to deal with the necessary paperwork. And in such a situation, it is very important to have time to submit all the necessary documentation to the relevant authorities in order to legally enter into an inheritance.

Therefore, the most important step will be to seek advice from a notary or relevant specialists. This must be done because an employee of a specialized company has not only the necessary knowledge, but will also help to soberly assess the current situation, since it is quite possible that you simply will not have the time and desire for this. This will help to avoid decisions made in the heat of the moment.

You should be aware that the state has established certain time frames that every citizen of the country must meet in order to enter into property inheritance rights.

The execution of certain types of documents should begin in the first days after death, and some can be postponed until later and managed in the six months allotted by the state.

Paperwork

As noted above, the execution of certain types of documents should begin immediately after the death of a relative. You need to clearly understand which documents to issue immediately, and which can wait, because the procedure for processing some types of documentation can take a long time.

Consider the list of all necessary documentation in more detail.

In the early days

Immediately after death, within a few days, the following types of documents should be processed:

• police report;
• a medical report, which must contain comprehensive information regarding the cause that led to the death of a person;
• certificate confirming the fact of death;
• opening a will (if any).

Now let's dwell more specifically on each type of document, as well as on the features of their design.

Obtaining a police report. This document is required in case of death outside the hospital. The police should be called immediately after ascertaining the death of a relative. Further, with the conclusion, you need to contact the morgue (at the place of residence) to issue a death certificate.

The procedure for obtaining a medical certificate. This conclusion is issued by the hospital staff, even if the person died at home. This certificate contains information about the cause that led to the death of a person.

The procedure for obtaining a certificate confirming the fact of the death of a relative. This certificate is the main one in the entire procedure for preparing subsequent documentation. In addition, without it, you will not be able to issue other important documents, as well as enter into possession of property owned by a deceased relative.

The certificate is obtained in two organizations:

• medical institution. Issued here in case of death of a person in a hospital. For a certificate, you should contact the management of the hospital or the head physician. It will be issued only after a medical opinion;
• morgue. Here, this document can be obtained in the case when a relative died at home. To do this, you need to provide employees of the service with a police report. The certificate is issued as soon as possible.

After issuing a document confirming the death of a person, the first thing to do is to verify the accuracy of the information provided in it. The presence of even a minor error or typo can make the further procedure for entering into inheritance rights impossible or more problematic, since you will have to go to court to correct errors and inaccuracies.

Will. Today, many people, especially the rich, make a will in order to avoid dividing the inheritance between relatives, and also to be sure that the inheritance will go to a specific person.

A will may be open or closed. In addition, the time frame of its opening may differ. So, you can open a will:

• on the day when the physiological (actual) death of a person occurred;
• within the terms specified separately in the will;
• on the day established by the court decision (if the citizen is declared dead only from a legal point of view).

All interested persons must be present at the opening of the will. The opening procedure is carried out in the place where the deceased lived recently.

All of the above documentation must be completed in the first days after the declaration of death in order to avoid unnecessary delays and problems with registration of the inheritance.

In the first six months

After all the necessary initial procedures for the preparation of the necessary documentation have been made, you can proceed to the further procedure for entering into property inheritance rights.

The best thing to do would be to contact a notary public. You should go to the notary's office with a certificate already received confirming the death of a relative. Also, during the first visit to a specialist, you should write an appropriate application for entering into property inheritance rights.

In addition, at the first visit, the notary will give an exhaustive list of documentation that the applicant must provide in the near future in order to continue the registration procedure. This documentation must be prepared for those relatives who are automatically heirs. They are responsible for submitting all required documentation. This list usually includes:

Sometimes other documents are included in this list. But it all depends on each specific situation and is determined by a specialist. Entry into inheritance rights without a will is carried out in sequence.

The main requirement that must be met is the deadline for submission. All the documentation listed above must be submitted to a notary within the first six months after the death of a relative. Experts recommend starting registration of the inheritance four months after ascertaining the fact of the death of a relative.

But it is best to start this process without delay, immediately after the end of all activities related to the funeral. This will allow you to calmly have time to prepare all the necessary information, without worries and hassles, which are especially not needed after the experienced loss.

At the end of the period allotted by the state, the applicant receives a certificate in his hands, which is a confirmation of the rights to own the inherited property. If there is real estate, after obtaining a certificate, it should be registered in the state register.

If the person did not have time in the allotted time, then access to the registration procedure is restored only in court. The procedure for issuing documentation in connection with the death of a relative is a laborious process that can take more than one month. Therefore, it is better not to delay this procedure and immediately after the completion of the funeral, proceed to the design. Otherwise, there is a risk of not investing within the deadlines set by the state and you will have to restore your legal rights through the courts.

It is best to consult with specialists before starting the procedure in order to be aware of all the nuances. This will allow you to finish the paperwork in the shortest possible time and save yourself some nerves.

Video "What documents are needed for registration of inheritance"

In the video, a notary from St. Petersburg Maria Viktorovna Terekhova reveals some important nuances notarial registration of inheritance.

Instruction

In the event that a person died from a prolonged illness, while at home and being observed by a local doctor or registered for some kind of chronic disease, you should immediately call the orderlies from the city morgueso that the body is taken there, and contact the clinic at the place of residence. On the basis of the medical card that you receive from your local doctor or at the reception, you will be issued a medical certificate of death signed by the head physician. When your relative died while in the hospital, this conclusion will be issued in the morgue at the hospital and you will need to drive up to receive it. To obtain this document, you will need to present your passport and the medical record of the deceased, your passport.

If the death happened on a holiday or weekend when clinics are closed, or it happened suddenly, you need to call the police and call the district inspector to obtain a forensic medical opinion about natural causes of death. The same will need to be done in the first place if death occurred suddenly and the person was not at home at that time. After a forensic medical examination, you will be issued a death certificate.

The medical certificate of death is the basis for the employees of the registry office, according to which you will be issued a stamp death certificate - this is the document on the basis of which all other mourning procedures are performed. To obtain it, in addition to a medical opinion, you will need to hand over the passport of the deceased person, as well as present a document proving your identity. In addition, you will need to fill out a unified death application form in form No. 16, which will be given to you at the registry office.

With this Certificate, you should contact the municipal organization that provides funeral services to the population. Arriving there with a Certificate, you will get a place in the cemetery, you will be able to choose the necessary ritual accessories: a cross, a coffin, wreaths, etc. These services are paid, but there is always a choice, and you can make an order in accordance with your financial capabilities.

To receive the burial allowance due to any citizen, you must contact Pension Fund where your relative received a pension, and if he was not a pensioner - to the territorial body of social protection of the population at his place of residence. The basis for the issuance of benefits, the amount of which is established by the regional authorities, is a medical certificate of death or a stamp certificate and your passport. The allowance is issued on the day of application.

• Certificate of death Certificate of death(or accompanying sheet) a specialized form confirming the fact of death is issued by an ambulance worker. issued by the ambulance team, immediately after death is confirmed.
• body examination protocol Data on the circumstances of death, on the condition of the body, on material evidence seized from the place where the corpse was found (the scene of the incident) are entered into the protocol. It is drawn up by a police officer immediately after the statement of death, this document is signed by the investigator, forensic expert witnesses.
  A ready, signed protocol of examination of the body is transferred to a relative or close friend of the deceased, to the one who will later organize the funeral. If a refusal to autopsy is not issued, then the protocol of examination of the body, together with a death certificate (obtained from an ambulance worker), is subsequently transferred to the mortuary workers who will come to collect the body.
• Documents from mortuary workers when calling the transportation service to the morgue, medical workers take the protocol and death certificate together with the body, while they draw up a specialized form, which indicates the data of the deceased, which morgue the body is taken to, information about the transportation service team and any additional data. To determine the cause of death and draw up a medical certificate of death, mortuary workers may also need a medical (outpatient) card of the deceased. If you do not have it on hand, then the mortuary service, before taking away the body, must issue a certificate, on the basis of which relatives or friends can receive an outpatient card at the clinic to which the deceased is attached.

In the first days during working hours, you should receive:

• Medical death certificate Issued by mortuary workers or
  attending physician (if death was natural). issued by medical services (mortuary or attending physician) as confirmation of the fact of death and the basis for state registration of death.
  Upon receipt of a medical certificate, certain things must be transferred to the mortuary in preparation for the funeral.

  To obtain a medical certificate, you must come to a medical institution (morgue or clinic) and present:

  • passport and medical policy of the deceased;
  • certificate of death (obtained earlier at the time of confirmation of death);
  • protocol of examination of the body (from a policeman);
  • honey. a map of the deceased (with a written posthumous epicrisis);
  • applicant's passport.
• Stamp death certificate It is issued upon entering data on the death of a person into the state register. issued in the registry office to a representative of the deceased person (usually a relative or close person).
  For state registration of death, it is necessary to provide the following documents to the registry office:
  • medical certificate of death;
  • the passport of the deceased (when issuing a death certificate, the registry office withdraws it);
  • applicant's passport (provided only for viewing or making a copy);
  • a written application for registration of death (form No. 16) is filled in at the registry office when issuing a stamp death certificate.
• Contract for the provision of funeral services, an invoice-order for a funeral is issued by an agent of the ritual and funeral service when called to the house or by the funeral organizer independently at the funeral home. Contains information about the list of services provided by the funeral home, their cost, the procedure for providing.
• Burial Statement is issued by the person who organizes the burial in a specialized service (funeral home or organization in whose department the cemetery is located).
  This application, as a rule, is drawn up by a funeral agent or an employee of a funeral home on the basis of an agreement on the provision of funeral services (invoice-order).
• State Burial Benefit Notice if the burial of the dead is carried out at the expense of citizens, then they are subsequently paid a social allowance for burial in the amount of the established cost of the guaranteed list of burial services, but not exceeding 1,000 rubles, which is regulated by paragraph 1 of Article 10 federal law dated January 12, 1996 No. 8-FZ “On burial and funeral business”. For Krasnoyarsk, the amount of the allowance is 4,800 rubles.
  If services from the list of state-guaranteed services have been provided, the benefit is not paid.
  The allowance is paid to the spouse, close relatives, other relatives, legal representative or other person who has assumed the obligation to carry out the burial of the deceased.

In the first months (up to six months):

• information about burial(or cremation) Issued by a specialized service on the basis of an entry in the burial register book, issued to a close or relative of the deceased. In the future, it serves as a document confirming right to landfill.
• Documents related to inheritance are drawn up at the notary's office at the place of residence of the deceased (list of notary's offices of the city). The period within which the heir must accept the inheritance is established by law and is six months from the date of the death of the testator, or from the date of the entry into force of the court decision declaring him dead.

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After the death of a person, it is necessary to draw up a series binding documents necessary for burial, obtaining benefits and benefits, registration of inheritance. Most often, the execution of all documents is undertaken by funeral homes.

After death occurs:

If the death occurred at home and the deceased has been observed by a local doctor for the last 3 months or was registered for chronic diseases, immediately after death, you must contact the clinic at the place of residence to issue a medical certificate of death. REMEMBER, many clinics work on weekends and holidays.

If the deceased was not observed at the clinic at the place of residence, died suddenly, the death occurred at night or on a day off, it is necessary to call the police to draw up the necessary papers for a forensic medical examination.

If the death occurred in the hospital, the medical certificate is issued in the hospital morgue. If there is no morgue in the hospital, the deceased is taken to the morgue of the forensic medical examination.

If the death occurred outside the home (in the country, at a party, on the street, at work), it is necessary to call the police to draw up a protocol for examining the body. Depending on the circumstances of the death, the police officer will send the body to the forensic mortuary for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. If there are no signs of violent death, the body must be transported to one of the morgues.

Medical death certificate- issued by a medical worker (morgue employee, attending physician of a polyclinic or hospital) as confirmation of the fact of death and the basis for state registration of death.

To obtain a medical certificate, you must come to a medical institution (mortuary or clinic at the place of residence) and present:
- passport of the deceased;
- honey. deceased card;
- Applicant's passport.

Stamp death certificate - issued in the registry office to a representative of a deceased person (usually a relative or close one).
For state registration of death, it is necessary to provide the following documents to the registry office:
- medical certificate of death;
- the passport of the deceased (when issuing a death certificate, the registry office withdraws it);
- the applicant's passport (provided only for viewing or making a copy);
- a written application for registration of death (form No. 16) - filled in at the registry office when issuing a stamp death certificate.Certificate of burial (or cremation) - Issued by a specialized service on the basis of an entry in the burial register book, issued to a close or relative of the deceased. In the future, it serves as a document confirming the right to a burial site.

Receiving Social Benefit for Burial

A relative, legal representative or other person who has assumed the obligation to carry out the burial of the deceased may receive social benefits for burial. The amount of the allowance in each region is set by the local authority.

The payment of social benefits for burial is made on the day of application on the basis of a death certificate:
- the body in which the deceased received a pension;
- the body of social protection of the population at the place of residence in cases where the deceased did not work and was not a pensioner, as well as in the event of the birth of a dead child after 196 days of pregnancy.

A certificate of the established form is issued by the registry office along with a stamped death certificate.
Social allowance for burial is paid if the representative of the deceased applied for it no later than 6 months from the date of death.