Executor Portal — Manage Estate Settlement in One Place | Good Grief
The Executor Portal

570 hours of estate admin. One portal to manage it all.

When someone dies, you inherit a mountain of tasks across a dozen institutions that don't talk to each other. Good Grief puts everything in one place — your checklist, your documents, your vendors — so you can actually get through it.

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570
hours to settle an estate
$12K
average out-of-pocket cost
12+
institutions that don't talk to each other
100+
tasks every family faces

There's no system for what happens after someone dies.

When a loved one dies, you're suddenly coordinating with Social Security, banks, courts, insurance companies, utilities, and digital accounts — all while grieving and managing your own life. There's no central place. No one tells you what to do first. No one connects the steps.

The average family spends 570 hours and $12,000 out of pocket navigating death administration. Most people do this twice — once for each parent. That's four years of their life managing institutions that were never designed to coordinate.

Good Grief is the system that should have always existed.

Start Your Checklist Free to get started. Takes about 5 minutes.

Everything you need to manage estate settlement — finally in one place.

The executor portal gives you a structured, step-by-step path through death administration. No more guessing what's next or digging through paperwork.

Personalized Checklist

A localized, prioritized checklist of every task you need to complete — built from 200+ family interviews. Not a generic list. Your checklist, based on your state, your situation, your estate.

Document Storage

One secure place for death certificates, court documents, account statements, insurance policies. No more digging through boxes or email threads.

Vetted Vendor Marketplace

130+ vetted vendors across 38 categories — estate attorneys, funeral homes, clean-out services, grief counselors. Matched to your tasks so you find help when you need it.

Invite Helpers

You don't have to do this alone. Invite family members or supporters to help with specific tasks. Everyone stays on the same page without the group-text chaos.

Smart Sequencing

AI-powered task ordering so you know what to do first, second, and third. No wasted trips to the courthouse. No finding out you needed a document you don't have.

Built for the First 30 Days

The financial freeze period after death is the most critical and chaotic. The portal is designed to get you through that window — the tasks that can't wait, the deadlines that matter.

Three steps. That's it.

1

Answer a few questions

Tell us about your situation — state, relationship to the person who died, what's already been done. Takes about 5 minutes.

2

Get your personalized checklist

We generate your Page — a prioritized, localized checklist of everything you need to handle, with steps, documents, and vendor recommendations built in.

3

Work through it at your pace

Check off tasks, upload documents, invite helpers, and find vetted professionals. All in one place. No more spreadsheets, no more guessing.

"I expected grief. I got 570 hours of admin."
Emily Kyle, Founder — who built Good Grief after her father died

If you've been handed the job of managing someone's estate, this is for you.

Executors

Named in the will and now responsible for the whole estate. The portal gives you the structure to actually manage it without losing your mind.

Adult Children

Your parent died and you're handling everything — even if there's no will, even if you weren't "officially" named. We've talked to 200+ families in your exact situation.

Funeral Directors & Counselors

Looking for a resource to share with families? Good Grief picks up where the funeral ends — the 570 hours of admin that come after.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an executor portal?
An executor portal is a secure online platform that helps the person managing an estate (the executor or custodian) track every task, store documents, and coordinate with institutions and professionals — all in one place. Good Grief's executor portal was built from 200+ family interviews and covers the same 47 tasks every family faces after someone dies.
How much does Good Grief cost?
Good Grief is free to start. Our executor subscription is approximately $100/year — a fraction of the $12,000 the average family spends out of pocket on estate settlement. You get access to your personalized checklist, document storage, helper invitations, and our vetted vendor marketplace.
Is Good Grief a legal service?
No. Good Grief is a self-serve platform that helps you organize and manage the administrative tasks of estate settlement. We don't provide legal advice, but our vendor marketplace includes vetted estate attorneys if you need one. Think of us as the project management layer for death administration.
How long does it take to settle an estate?
The average estate takes 570 hours of work spread across 1-2 years. The first 30 days are the most critical (the "financial freeze" period). Good Grief's portal is designed to help you prioritize those early tasks so you don't miss deadlines or waste time on the wrong things first.
What if I'm not the official executor?
Many families don't have a named executor — or the person handling everything wasn't formally designated. Good Grief works for anyone managing the administrative aftermath of a death, whether you're named in a will or just the person who stepped up.
How is this different from hiring an estate attorney?
An estate attorney handles the legal components (probate, asset transfer, tax filings). Good Grief handles everything else — the other 500+ hours of admin across a dozen institutions. Close bank accounts, cancel utilities, notify agencies, manage paperwork. Most families need both. Our vendor marketplace can connect you with vetted estate attorneys too.

You don't have to figure this out alone.

Good Grief was built by someone who lived through 570 hours of death admin. We built the system that should have existed when we needed it.

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