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The first weeks of an estate are notices, deadlines, and paperwork that all land at once. The kit below puts them in order: death certificates, the will, the probate filing, creditor notices, account freezes, and the records proving you did each one. Work top to bottom and keep copies of everything.
Reviewed August 2026
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Build a practical playbook from the state, documents, contacts, and first-step information you record for your executor. The notices, records, deadlines, and decisions all land in the same week. This puts them in order. Work down the list, keep proof of what got done, and hand the legal and tax questions to a professional.
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Practical guidance for your executor, not legal advice.