Those who manage life after loss will need a number of official documents in order to finalize the administrative tasks required to settle a deceased's Estate.

To help this process, save each document in a safe place in the home, office, or secure online cloud service.

Additionally, catalog all of this information in a single document that outlines where everything lives so it is easily found by someone else.

These documents include, but are not limited to:

• Birth certificate


• Social Security card / number


• Citizenship information (visa, green card, naturalization papers)


• Drivers license


• Passport


• Marriage license or domestic partnership registration (if applicable)


• Divorce documentation papers (if applicable)


• Court documents for adoptions (if applicable)


• Social Security information


• Veterans benefits (if applicable)

See below for links to typical online spreadsheets and cloud backup systems that help support these tasks.