Death

Up-to-date information on death, coroner's inquest, grave acquisition, burial, post-death notifications, probate proceedings, etc.

• First steps after a death
  • Death in a flat
  • Death in a hospital or nursing home
  • Death in a public place
• Coroner's inquest
• Notification of death and death certificate
  • Notification of death
  • Issue of death certificate/international death certificate
  • Excerpt from the register of deaths
• Right to use grave
  • Grave acquisition
  • Grave extension
• Burial and transport
  • General information on burial and transport
  • Issue of a transfer permit/passport for the deceased
• Burial
• Death/burial abroad
• Notifications after death
• Private law obligations of deceased persons - dissolution or amendment
• Application for widow's pension
• Tax deductibility
  • Tax deductibility of funeral expenses
  • Employee tax assessment
• Probate proceedings
• Digital estate

Forms on this topic

To care for and accompany dying relatives or seriously ill children, you have the option of taking family hospice leave (→ USP).