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There are many important financial decisions that need to be made when a person loses a spouse. This can be a time of extreme vulnerability for widow and widowers so it is imperative to have access to good resources and trusted counsel. Whether it is managing household bills and expenses or dealing with life insurance and financial investments, expert advice is a necessity.

• The Liz Logelin Foundation
They are giving hope to widows and widowers with young families. The Liz Logelin Foundation was established to provide financial assistance to young widows and widowers with dependent children. Grants are available for the first 12 months following the death of the spouse. See the applicants page on their website.

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Does your dad still have all his cognitive abilities -- not getting senile. Does he have anything else left to lose? Make sure you have power of attorney for him for finances and for health so the public trustee cannot take over. Then you could see about having him assessed to see if he is capable of handling his own affairs. If he is not capable, then you will have power of attorney and can take over. You can talk to his bank right away and get power of attorney for his bank affairs and get your dad to put everything in your hands to protect himself. Or you just take over if he is getting dementia. Banks will usually co-operate if someone is having difficulty mentally, and they will actually close one joint account and set up an account with just one name on it, moving the funds from the joint to the single account. Get a lawyer s advice for your state. If he has any holdings you should stop him from being able to dispose of them. A house might be put into his name and yours, with him not being able to do anything with it without your signature. You need a lawyer. This is a terrible situation. I feel for you. I have been through something similar. He will be the target of every shark that can get hooks into him. I see it right here where I live, every day. All kinds of people trying their ploys to get money out of widows and widowers. Act fast to save whatever is left. Someone probably grabs his pension every month, too. My very best wishes to you.

One of the most charming questions I ever received in one of my second year spousal loss classes came from a middle-aged man named Sam. He said, “If I were to invite a woman over to dinner, how many framed pictures of my deceased wife would be too many?”

His question was a good one. Sam, like most people who have lost a mate, had increased the number of framed photos around his house so he could feel his late wife’s presence. I answered his question with one of my own: “If you went into a widow’s home, how many photos of her deceased spouse would it take for you to feel uncomfortable?” He laughed and said it was time to dismantle the shrine. He went on to say that he was going to invite a woman over to his home for dinner because he missed having a meaningful conversation with the opposite sex.

Social connections are key to emotional health. They remind us of our value. Research supports that those of us who are socially connected are healthier, have fewer stress-related problems, and recover from trauma and illness faster. Yet many widows and widowers are reticent to seek a new partner because the quality of the relationship long term- is uncertain. Occasionally, a class member is brave enough to express her or her apprehension by saying, “What happens if I remarry and find I’m unhappier than I am living alone?” It’s a good question and a valid concern.

Losing a spouse must surely be one of the toughest things to cope with. Your marriage may not have been perfect, and like all relationships, had its fair share of ups and downs. But unlike those heading for the divorce courts, you were reasonably happy together. You may have been married a few years, or been together for twenty, with kids and maybe even retired. Or making plans for your life now that the kids have theirs and you can get on with yours.

And suddenly, when you least expect it, your spouse passes away. It may happen unexpectedly or after a prolonged illness. But in most cases, especially the former, it leaves you shell-shocked. And wondering how to find the strength to carry on.

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I know when my husband passed away and he was only 32 and I was 29 I was able to get spouse benefits and so was our 2 children. So actually it doesn t matter whether your old or not. I had only been married to him 1 1/2 years when he died.

Entering into a New Relationship after the Death of a Life Partner. Written by Vicki Panagotacos, PhD FT on Saturday, April 2, 2016

When a mother who has lost a child has another baby, no one dares question if she’s capable of loving another child. No one wonders if her heart is big enough to love her “angel” baby while simultaneously loving the smiling toddler at her side. When she shares photos on social media of their special time together, there aren’t comments saying she must be “over” the death of her first child.

That’s the way it should be. And, widows everywhere deserve that same level of respect when it comes to our spouses and our decisions to date post-loss.

If you can love more than one child, two parents, five aunts, nine nieces, etc., why is it so hard to fathom that we can love or be in love with two men ?

Taxes are not the first thing on someone’s mind after the death of a spouse, but they are something that cannot be ignored for long. The recently widowed face special tax considerations, some of which may need to be dealt with well before the next tax-filing deadline.

Five things you need to know about taxes if your spouse recently passed away…or if you are helping a family member or friend whose spouse recently passed away…

Unfortunately, many surviving spouses are unaware of this requirement…uncertain whether the deceased partner made the withdrawal…and/or not aware that the deadline for this withdrawal is the end of the calendar year in which your spouse died, not the April 15 tax-filing deadline.