Bereavement Practical Kit
Almost nothing is urgent. Here is the short list that is, the long list that is not, and the line you must not cross in between.
What it is
The administration after a death, written for someone who cannot think straight. Sorts a few hundred possible tasks into the short list that is urgent, the notification list run once with the right papers in hand, and the long list that safely waits six weeks. Draws a hard line around the estate: what may not be touched, sold, used or promised until someone holds legal authority. For whoever was handed the paperwork and a fortnight.
What you receive
the practical tasks after a death, sorted into what must happen now, what happens this month and what must be left alone — registration and funeral with the negotiable costs named, a notification list with what each organisation asks for and how many certified copies to order, the accounts and decisions nobody may touch until an authorised administrator exists, the work split so one person does not carry it all, and the running record whoever administers the estate will need
Delivered as a single, complete .md skill file — open it, paste it into any capable chat model, and work. No installation, no account with anyone but us.
Supported models
- Claude (Opus/Sonnet)
- ChatGPT (GPT-4o/5)
- Gemini
- any capable chat model
People reach for it when
- “what to do in the first week after someone dies checklist”
- “who do I need to notify when a parent dies and what do they need”
- “how many copies of the death certificate should I order”
- “what can wait after a death and what has to be done now”
- “my mother died and I do not know where to start”
Record
lineage: first-party house build
gates passed: demand-evidence · function-fit · beats-the-blank-page
status: IN THE COLLECTION
Sale-time bench runs and the fix-or-refund log attach to this record when the payment room opens.
In the collection. The sale room is being fitted; this work goes on sale when it opens.
Join the house — be written to when sales openBack to the collectionLicense
Free-shelf works ship under the DolceDrago House License — use the outputs freely, personal or commercial; the work file itself stays with the house.