Estate administration for executors and the people helping them
You expected grief. You got 570 hours of paperwork.
After someone dies, Good Grief makes closing the estate manageable, with guidance, automation and practical help.
I'm sorry you're going through this. We want to help.
Text us any time: 844-743-4016
- Five minutes, no card
- One flat fee, never a cut of the inheritance
Two things need you. We already did the rest.
Still open
- File the will with the county by Friday
- Sign the bank's affidavit
- Notify the three credit bureaus
Good Grief did these
- Notified the three credit bureaus
- Ordered eight death certificates
- Found a MetLife policy in a 2019 tax return
- Stopped three subscriptions still billing
This is what week one can look like.
Made for whoever is left holding the paperwork.
Executors, adult children, spouses. You do not need to have started.
Tell us what happened
A few questions. Five minutes.
Get your list
Built from this estate. Death certificates and the first bank calls go on top.
We work it with you
We handle the forms, the hold music, and the search for money the estate is owed. You sign and decide.
Some hard things are worth doing. Sitting on hold to cancel a credit card is not one of them.
That is the part we take. Because it is in the way.
My dad died suddenly in 2021. Five years later I am still doing his taxes.
The 570 hours at the top of this page is not a statistic I found. It is my number. Nobody handed me a plan, so I built the one I needed.
I wish someone had handed me this.
Emily Kyle, founder
Guides for the paperwork nobody warned you about
Plain answers to the questions that come up first, in the order you will probably need them.
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Start here
What to do when someone dies
A checklist for the first 24 hours, the first week, and on through the first year.
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First week
How many death certificates do I need?
How many certified copies to order, and why to order extras up front.
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First month
Do I need probate?
Probate is when a court oversees how an estate is settled. A short checklist helps you work out whether you need it.
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Start to finish
Estate settlement checklist
The main steps of settling an estate, from death certificates to accounts, probate, and taxes.
Read the checklist
Grief is hard. Death admin should not be.
Tell us what happened. We will tell you what to do this week.
Not ready? Get our free checklist for the first year after someone dies.
Questions first? Text us any time: 844-743-4016
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