Strange question I know, but I think a friend of mine may have passed away and I have no way of finding out. I've been desperately searching for public death records but I can't seem to find any. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Try people search .com etc There are loads of sites that should be able to help you.
Funeral records are documents kept by funeral homes detailing the funeral services that were registered with them. When it comes to conducting research on the death of an individual, death records are often the first recourse while funeral documents are often (unjustly) overlooked.
One of the primary reasons why funeral records are ignored is that, unlike death records, they are not considered public records. Funeral homes are not required by law to release funeral documents unless there is just cause. But as of late, more funeral homes are allowing the general public to request for this information, provided that the name of the deceased and the date of death are provided accurately by the requesting party.
Since the funeral home director is tasked with the responsibility of filling out the death certificate, the latter is also part of the funeral records they keep at most funeral homes. Aside from the date of birth and death, other information that you can find in the death certificate includes the name of the spouse, name of parents, the place of residence at death and the name and location of the cemetery.
On the actual funeral records, one can find a list of surviving family members of the individual who passed away. Sometimes, even the names and addresses of the in-laws and grandchildren are included on this list, since this will be needed for placing obituaries in newspapers.
Although not often the case, there are instances when funeral documents also reveal the deceased person’s last will or testament, birth certificate, insurance policy and military record. These information are of course especially relevant for those trying to trace their lineage, track down ancestors and uncover their own family history.
Funeral Records Go ‘Live’ Online
Due to the sheer volume of funeral records, many mortuary facilities have chosen to digitize all their records and offer them online. Being able to access funeral documents online is advantageous for mortuary facilities since this saves them the additional cost of having to maintain a separate physical archive, sometimes even employing the services of a third party record keeping company.
For people wishing to acquire copies of funeral records, retrieving them online preserves these records for posterity. Digitized copies mean that the risk of these records getting lost, stolen or damaged is significantly reduced and are more likely to be able to withstand the test of time.
One caveat for anyone accessing funeral records is that these records may not be entirely accurate since most of the information is supplied by the surviving family members and then compiled by the funeral director. As such, any information that you learn from funeral documents has to be double checked against other sources of data before they can be deemed as conclusive.
The registrar of vital statistics, the county of death and cemeteries may also have some related records that can be utilized for research purposes and serve as excellent supporting documents for funeral records.
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Death and taxes may be the only sure things in life, and speculating on the former may sound disconcerting to many. Viatical settlements involve selling the life insurance policy of a terminally ill person to a company which pays a lump sum cash amount to the policy owner in return for the policy. The companies buy the policy at a reduced rate of the face value, sometimes as much as 50% of the face value, and then collect the death benefits after the person’s demise.
Viatical settlements are basically a high-risk transaction for the investor, as life expectancy is totally unpredictable. The viator (seller of the life insurance policy) may outlive the predicted life expectancy assigned to him by his doctors. If so, the investor who buys the policy will stand to lose, or at a minimum see his rate of return greatly reduced. The longer the person lives, the lower is the return value of the policy.
A terminally ill person may wish to sell his policy to raise cash to in order to ease the financial strains of his final days. For many people with terminal diseases, this is the only method they have to be able to provide for their healthcare treatment in their final months. While it may sound like investors prey on these people who in turn become victims, that is not what actually happens.
There are many private companies as well as individual investors who purchase life insurance policies. They then become the beneficiaries on the demise of the original policyholder.
Each company will have their own rules for buying the policies. They will likely run a checklist on your policy. For example, most companies prefer that a policyholder has had the policy for at least two years. They may also ask you to sign a release allowing them to access your medical records. This is normal as they need to know the medical life expectancy in order to determine the present value of the future payment. Let’s assume that your policy has a face value of $100,000. That money will be worth far more next year than it will 15 years from now.
You should not accept payments on installments. As per New York State law, all funds must be received at the time of sale. Also, there should be no hidden fees involved at the time of sale. If a fee is undisclosed until the final transaction occurs, it should be taken as a red flag. Why wasn’t the fee disclosed initially? If the fee was disclosed earlier, would that have made another company’s offer more attractive? These are questions you should consider.
Remember, when selling your life insurance policy, the same guideline applies as buying a new car: never accept the first price quoted, and always shop around for price comparisons. Only then will you be sure to receive the best price on your viatical settlement.
If you are under an IRS wage garnishment due to a previous tax debt, there is settlement help available. Many income tax problems are associated with marriage, divorce, or death. Getting married, getting divorced, or experiencing the death of a spouse can leave many people with owing money to the IRS. If your spouse doesn’t declare the right amount of income, divorces you, or even passes away, you may not be able to determine the amount of tax money owed without the help of a qualified tax attorney.
A spouse can have unreported income; most people don’t understand that if they file a joint return, they will also be responsible for their spouse’s unreported income. The money situations don’t stop there. If you let your spouse complete your tax return and don’t examine it carefully, your spouse may claim deductions that you are not aware of. This is not a problem if the deductions are valid and accompanied by receipts, but what if they aren’t? You may be liable for the additional tax due from deductions that a spouse declared that weren’t allowed by the IRS. Problems of this nature can continue on for years and may not go away unless you work with a professional tax attorney.
If money issues are a problem when two people are married, they only get more complicated with divorce. If the fiscal year isn’t complete when the settlement is finalized, you still have to deal with filing. Some divorces are amicable, but most aren’t. April is the month when most estranged couples experience tax problems with the IRS. Many ex-spouses try to get out of paying money they owe in back taxes. This can result in wages being garnished by the IRS.
A spouse’s death can be even worse. There may be items that you do not even know about because you may have left the tax preparation up to them. When a spouse dies, you may not be able to find receipts or even records of income and expenditures that may help you settle a claim without problems. A tax professional can assist you by providing advice that will help solve any issues that you may have.
If any of these situations apply to you, the best help you can find will be that of a tax attorney. IRS wage garnishments can be removed. If you have a previous tax debt that the IRS is pressing to recover, an offer in compromise can be made. You can settle your debt with the IRS for less than what they state you owe. A qualified tax professional is the best person to negotiate with the IRS on your behalf to reach a settlement amount.
I looked all over the place to get my grandfather's death or estate records by searching Records department, City Clerks, Register of Deeds, Warranty Deeds, Recorded Mortgages, and Liens, etc. and they found no records.
Can anyone help me find my grandfather's records in Houston Texas?
Thanks!
http://www.houstontx.gov/health/BirthCert/bc-guide2.html
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Please help me. I'm finding my aunt death record and family.
I'm korean and my aunt had been married uncle(US Military, around 1975) and she passed away. but she was denizenship.
So i have to report to korean gov office about her death. so i'm searching her son and daughter.. If somebody help me, please send mail to me. thank you.
I, or anyone else with an Ancestry.com account, will be glad to provide you with your aunt's naturalization records if your aunt became an American citizen before 1996 if you can provide her full maiden and married names, her date of birth, and where you think she lived. Otherwise vital records are listed by state.
Try:
http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/naturalizationrecords.html
The above link also proves a hyperlink at the end of the web page to "Online Searchable Death Indexes for the USA", including the Social Security Death Index as well as death indexes for individual states and counties. Many of these indexes stop short of 2008, however. For example, Texas death records are available online only from 1903 to 2000, and California death records are available online only from 1940 to 1997.
As for your aunt's death certificate, these records are also listed by state. Try Cyndi's List
http://www.cyndislist.com/usvital.htm#states
Followup August 1, 2008: I've tried looking through the Social Security Death Index with your aunt's name, Sunja Moon, and her date of death, April 2007, but I haven't come up with any matches. Since you didn't remember her married name, but you though it sounded like Ban, Bener, or Bhaner, I tried these too. The closest I could come up with was
Pyoung S. Bonner
born: 24 Feb 1944
died: 15 Jan 2007
place of death: Bellevue, King, Washington
Civil: California
I've tried the following last names with the given name Sunja or the initials S. M. : Benter, Bain, Ban, Bond Bon, Banter, Boehner, Boone, Bonner, Baner, and Bener.
Now, I could use some help from other bloggers. Any suggestions anyone?
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