The place families turn when they don't know where to start.
The list no one hands you when someone dies, and the planning you can still do while there's time.
Free, always. Built with estate attorneys, funeral directors and grief counselors.
Before loss
Caregiving is hard enough. The paperwork shouldn't be.
Most families start planning after it's too late. Omuna gives caregivers the tools to coordinate care, organize documents, and prepare — so when the time comes, nothing is missing.
You're managing medications, juggling appointments, and making decisions no one trained you for. Omuna turns that chaos into a system — one your whole family can see.
Explore caregiving toolsFamily Circle
Available nowBuild a picture of the people who matter — who to call, what they'd want, where things are kept. It's useful long before anyone dies.
And when the time does come, you don't start over: their name, date of birth, relationship, faith tradition and veteran status carry straight into a new arrangement, along with any funeral details already recorded.
Start your Family CircleCare coordination
Share tasks, track medications, and keep everyone on the same page — siblings, spouses, aides.
Advance directives
Walk through living wills, healthcare proxies, and DNR decisions with guided prompts.
Document vault
Store insurance policies, deeds, passwords, and account info in one secure place your family can access.
Will & estate prep
Build a basic will, name beneficiaries, and organize assets — before it becomes urgent.
You don't have to wait for a crisis to get organized.
Nobody hands you a manual for this. So we wrote one, with more than a hundred tasks gathered into four calm chapters, so you always know the one next thing, and never the whole weight at once.
The whole road, in four chapters.
The first, urgent things.
Care for your loved one, the funeral home, and the calls that can't wait: family, employer, and securing the home. We tell you what needs doing now, and what can wait.
The service, and the papers.
Planning a goodbye that feels like them, ordering death certificates, and gathering the documents you'll keep reaching for over the coming weeks.
Accounts, filings, benefits.
Probate, closing accounts, claiming benefits, and notifying banks and agencies. The paperwork maze, walked one plain-language step at a time.
A quiet, settled close.
Distributing what's left, transferring property, and reaching the end of the list, so you can finally set it down and rest.
What to Do After a Death: One Step at a Time
We only ever ask for the next thing.
The whole list is always there when you want it. But on the hard days, Omuna quietly sets everything else aside and shows you one step, in plain language. Do that one. The rest keeps.
Your next step
Order 10 certified copies of the death certificate
Banks, insurers, and the DMV will each ask for an original. Ten covers most families. We'll tell you where to get them.
Resting until you're ready for them.
How Omuna Helps Families With Estate Settlement & Probate
Grief brings fog. Omuna brings a next step.
The details don't have to live in your head. Omuna holds the whole structure and keeps showing you where you are.
Nothing slips through
Deadlines for Social Security, probate, and insurance are tracked for you, so nothing sits at the back of your mind.
Share the load
Invite family or trusted friends and hand off tasks, so no single person carries all of it.
Always a next step
Every task sits inside one of four chapters, so you always know where you are and what's next.
Free Tools: Obituary Writer, Memorial Pages & Notifications
The right words, when you need them most.
Gentle, AI-assisted writing help, built into Omuna and free to use whenever you're ready.
Trusted by 500+ Families Navigating Loss
Real families, real relief.
The "full-time job" of loss, made lighter.
"I had no idea how many steps there were. It's a full-time job nobody warns you about. This was my lifeline when I couldn't even think straight."
David M.
Son & executor · Lost his father in 2026
Free Guides: Probate, Estate Administration & More
Plain-language guides for real families.
Free, jargon-free guides for people handling an estate for the first time, written by people who have been there.
Browse Estate & Probate Guides by Topic
Plain-language guides for every step, organized by topic and state.
Probate Guides by State
50 state-specific probate guides.
Death Certificates by State
How to order in every state.
Executor Duties by State
Step-by-step duties by state.
Funeral Planning
Costs, arrangements, what to expect.
Estate Settlement
Assets, accounts, property transfer.
Benefits & Insurance
Social Security, life insurance, VA.
For Partners
Families are already looking for you. Make sure they find you.
Omuna publishes a free directory families search when they need a funeral home, an estate attorney, or grief support. No ads, no paid placement, no fee to be listed.
Funeral homes
Claim your listing so the details families see — address, phone, website — are the ones you wrote.
Estate attorneys
Be findable at the point families reach probate and start looking for a lawyer nearby.
Grief support & hospice
Counselors, hospice teams, and support groups families search for in the hardest weeks.
Why providers choose Omuna
- Found in context.
- Families reach the directory from the checklist they're working through, from our state guides, and from search.
- Your details, kept current.
- Once your claim is approved you edit the listing yourself — no emailing us to fix a phone number.
- Guides in all 50 states and DC.
- Omuna publishes state-by-state guides everywhere, and the funeral guides link readers to that state's listings.
- Free to claim, free to keep.
- No monthly fee, no placement to buy, no contract.
Frequently Asked Questions About Estate Settlement & Probate
What should I do first when someone dies?
In the first 24–48 hours, focus on four things: have the death legally pronounced, contact a funeral home, notify immediate family members, and secure the person's home. Omuna walks you through each step in order — plus handles obituary writing, notifications, and estate paperwork — so nothing gets missed.
Is Omuna really free?
Yes. Everything — the guided checklist, estate settlement guides, obituary writer, memorial pages, and notification tools — is completely free. No credit card required. We believe families shouldn't have to pay to know what to do next.
How many tasks are involved after someone dies?
Most families face 100+ tasks spread across legal, financial, and personal categories — from ordering death certificates and filing for probate, to closing bank accounts and notifying Social Security. Omuna organizes all of them into four manageable phases.
Do I need a lawyer to settle an estate?
Not always. Many estates can be settled without an attorney, especially if there's a clear will and limited assets. Omuna's plain-language guides help you understand probate, executor duties, and when professional help is worth it.
What is probate and do I need to go through it?
Probate is the court process that validates a will and authorizes the executor to distribute assets. Whether you need it depends on your state, the estate's size, and how assets are titled. Our Probate 101 guide explains it without the legal jargon.
Can I share the checklist with family members?
Yes. You can invite family members or trusted friends to your checklist and hand off specific tasks. No single person should have to carry all of it.
How is Omuna different from a generic death checklist?
PDF checklists give you a static list. Omuna is a full platform: a guided task manager that tracks your progress across probate, estate settlement, and benefits; an obituary writer; a memorial page builder; a notification tool; and a library of plain-language guides — all in one place, all free.