Public Health Funeral and Estate Question......

gt568

Thanks that seems to clarify - the council will apply to adminster the estate on death as they are owed a likely large sum of money.  We have no idea what is in the estate, maybe 200k, but likely that is needed (and probably more) to cover the care costs.

Highly unlikely there is a will as the woman wasn't all there and couldn't even be bothered to execute her late fathers estate which at that point was probably worth more as there was a property on the land (now since burned down by vandals).

gt568

Well she died last monday.....

Interestingly the registry office rang my wife today and told her she "had" to make an appointment to register the death.....and threatened legal action if she didn't....

Flugelhorn

gt568 said:

Well she died last monday.....

Interestingly the registry office rang my wife today and told her she "had" to make an appointment to register the death.....and threatened legal action if she didn't....

probably just more convenient for them. who has the MCCD (death certificate from doctor)?? that is the key - there is a hierarchy of people wo register and they just have to go down the list - normally it is a relative but if they are unavailable then others can do it - have you explained that she was estranged?

gt568

Flugelhorn said:

gt568 said:

Well she died last monday.....

Interestingly the registry office rang my wife today and told her she "had" to make an appointment to register the death.....and threatened legal action if she didn't....

probably just more convenient for them. who has the MCCD (death certificate from doctor)?? that is the key - there is a hierarchy of people wo register and they just have to go down the list - normally it is a relative but if they are unavailable then others can do it - have you explained that she was estranged?

I think the registrar has the MCCD (although I am not certain as I wasn't privy to the call live)....thats the impression my wife has anyway.

She has explained the estrangement but they don't seem to be grasping the situation, probably because they don't want the hassle.

Savvy_Sue

gt568 said:

Well she died last monday.....

Interestingly the registry office rang my wife today and told her she "had" to make an appointment to register the death.....and threatened legal action if she didn't....

And who passed her phone no. on? I'd be very unhappy about that.

TonyMMM

The MCCD is now sent direct to the registrar electronically via the new Medical Examiner's office.

Her contact details will have been given to the doctor by the care home and  included on the document sent to the registrar.

She can't be forced to register, although it doesn't have to cost anything and doing it doesn't mean she has to do anything else. But she can just refer them back to the council bereavement office if she wants to.

Savvy_Sue

gt568 said:

Yes I get it's not her job, but she wants to understand the process as she's racked by guilt dispite being the abused party and understanding it will help her come to terms, hence why we are trying to understand everything.

The guilt: I don't know if it will help, but my advice to a young friend in a not dissimilar situation was that they did not HAVE to do anything (even though others might suggest otherwise), and need not feel OBLIGED to do anything (even though others might suggest otherwise), and any suggestions that they SHOULD do X, Y, and Z could be treated as such, ie suggestions which one could consider and then ignore as not appropriate. 

Adopt the cracked record technique of referring people back to the council's bereavement team.