Family member soon to pass away. Advice needed

[photomile 101]

Hello everyone. It's been many many years since I've been on this forums and my own Visa journey. And a lot has happened in these few years.

 

Unfortunatley a few days ago I learned that my mother is likely going to pass within the next month or two. This news came as a complete shock, and truthfully, death is always complicated but I fear it's even more complicated living in the USA while a parent is back home. I've no idea where to begin or what I'll need to do on the day it happens, or whether there are lawyers or solicitors I'll need to work with that are specific to expats like me dealing with a family members death in another country. 

 

In short, I'm lost. And as someone that tries to plan all the time, a coping mechanism for me is trying to get things ready, lined up, for when the day occurs so that I don't have to worry about it. 

I haven't dealt with death of a family member before. And I've no brothers or sisters who can help me. Of course I'm planning to come back to the UK and stay for a while. But yeah... that's about all I know, other than my mother has given me lasting power of attorney. 

[JeanneAdil 7,341]

A lasting power of attorney (LPA) can end in several ways. Usually it ends because the donor has died. You must report the death of a donor to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).A lasting power of attorney (LPA) can end in several ways. Usually it ends because the donor has died. You must report the death of a donor to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).

 

https://www.gov.uk/manage-lasting-power-attorney/end

 

most airlines have emergency seats available when a family member passes away