Legal Assistance
LawHelp helps people of low and moderate incomes find free legal aid programs in their communities, answers to questions about their legal rights and forms to help them with their legal problems. https://www.lawhelp.org/
Estate Planning
Q/A Regarding Wills – American Bar Association: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/real_property_trust_estate/resources/estate_planning/an_introduction_to_wills/
Medicaid Estate Recovery
If you receive Medicaid coverage for long-term care services, federal law requires states to recover the amount Medicaid spent on your behalf from your estate after you die. This is called “estate recovery.”
https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/eligibility/estate-recovery/index.html
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Reporting a Death – If you get benefits from the RRB, call them to report a death. 1-877-772-5772 (rrb.gov)
Veterans
How to Apply for a Veterans Burial Allowance – https://www.va.gov/burials-memorials/veterans-burial-allowance/
Find out how to apply for a Veterans burial allowance to help cover burial, funeral, and transportation costs (sometimes called “Veterans death benefits”).
Veterans Survivors Pension – https://www.va.gov/pension/survivors-pension/ Find out if you’re eligible and how to apply for a VA survivors pension (some people call this a “VA widows pension” or “VA death pension”).