I recently read an article which told the story of how a woman had waited, in fact fought, for her husband’s death certificate for three months and had still not received it. The lack of a death certificate means that she has been; unable to initiate probate of her husband’s estate, had the joint bank accounts she held with her husband frozen by her bank, and been unable to get refunds for vacations they had booked together. “It was an absolute nightmare” she said in the article. “You can’t do anything without a death certificate; it’s the first thing everyone asks to see. When it’s your spouse, all financial matters are connected to getting a death certificate”. You can read the Full Article Here.

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