HELPFUL TIPS FOR EXECUTOR/S
A loved one has died and you have been appointed executor of his or her estate. You are grieving and don’t know what the next steps are.
Here is a suggested list of who you may need to contact when it comes to administering a deceased person’s estate:-
- Accountant
- Ambulance Services
- Australian Tax Office
- Banks/Building or Friendly Societies/Credit Unions
- Chamber of Commerce
- Church or Religious Organisations
- Clubs, Organisations and Associations, Libraries
- Companies (eg. Directorships)
- Department of Social Security/Centrelink
- Department of Transport- Car Registration
- Department of Veteran Affairs
- Doctors, Specialists, Hospital, Dentist or Chemist
- Electoral Office/ Local Government for Rates Etc.
- Employer/Former Employer
- Financial Institutions /Loan Companies/ Credit Card Providers
- Home Appliance Rental
- Home Delivery Service- Newspapers, Milk, etc
- Home Nursing Services or Meals on Wheels
- Household Help, Gardening Services
- Insurance- Life, Accident, Home or Vehicle
- Justice of the Peace
- Medicare/ Health Benefits Fund
- Phone, Mobile, Internet, Electric and Gas Companies
- Post Office for Mail Delivery
- Schools, Universities or Colleges
- Service Organisations: RSL, Lion, Red Cross, Rotary, etc
- Solicitor and/or Public Trustee
- Superannuation Companies
- Trade Unions or Professional Associations