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Help with formalities after death

Postumo: invaluable post-death formalities assistance

Postumo is a platform specializing in assistance for people who have lost a loved one.

That's why we've developed a range of services to help with formalities after death aimed at relieving bereaved relatives of the administrative burden. 

We're here to support you, advise you and help you with the various death-related formalities you'll need to undertake.

  • Save time Postumo can help you with all those tedious administrative tasks, so you can concentrate on what's important.
  • Avoiding mistakes We'll help you save on administrative errors, provide you with pre-filled letter templates, and fill in all documents accurately, completely and on time.
  • Personalized follow-up : Postumo is the 1ᵉʳ dematerialized service offering individualized support. The platform takes into account differences in life paths to offer personalized solutions and clear lists of post-death steps to be taken.
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Automatic preparation of formalities

Our service is specialized for families who have lost a loved one. Our aim is to prepare all the administrative formalities. We want to avoid families forgetting letters, not having a complete file, or even making mistakes that could delay administrative deadlines. This can take up to 2 years.

Our after-death formalities service automatically prepares and completes the forms needed to complete the various administrative death formalities and provide you with all the necessary documents.

So you can concentrate on the essentials. With our solution, you save time and energy, while being assured that all death formalities will be completed correctly and on time. 

 Our service is entirely personalized to meet your specific needs, and our team is on hand to support you every step of the way.

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Identification of eligible social or financial assistance

Postumo detects whether the beneficiary or spouse is eligible for social assistance or financial aid, following the change in situation when a loved one dies.

Depending on the spouse's situation following the death of a loved one, we can identify regional, state or local assistance. This assistance may be social (home help, for example) or financial.

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When a loved one passes away, the resulting costs and burdens can be very heavy for the family.


There are social and financial aids for which you may be eligible, and Postumo can help you obtain them at no extra cost.

That's where Postumo comes in, offering you a service of detection of welfare benefits or financial eligibility. Our team will carry out a thorough search to find all the assistance you may be eligible for.


We can help you with the formalities involved in obtaining these grants. We'll help you fill in the necessary forms. With our service, you can ensure that you receive all the assistance you need to help you through this difficult period.

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Identify each organization and personalize the process

Depending on the life history of the deceased, Postumo identifies precisely which administrations and organizations are concerned through the process. To notify them, individualized letters are immediately available for dispatch.

Individualized pre-filled letters are immediately available for dispatch. These documents are personalized and are accompanied by CERFA forms (when offered by the organization). Once you've created your account, you'll be able to complete all the procedures online via the platform. You can save and come back to it whenever you like.

Dealing with administrative death formalities is often complex and time-consuming.

To simplify this task, Postumo offers you a service to identify the various organizations you need to call on and to individualize the process. So you know you're not missing anything!

Postumo carries out a meticulous search for identify all organizations to whom you must turn to complete the various administrative death formalities. 

We then accompany you every step of the way, making sure that every file is properly completed and that all death formalities are completed on time. With Postumo, you can have peace of mind and concentrate on the essentials.

Help with formalities after death

Inventory and search for missing information

Postumo allows you to draw up a complete inventory of the deceased's situation, as well as that of the beneficiaries, based on the life history of the deceased and the spouse. This ensures that no steps are overlooked. The guide helps you to find missing information that the family may not have thought of.

Thanks to a carefully designed questionnaire, the service covers a dozen themes: family situation, professional situation, assets, banking situation, insurance situation, service providers and social situation in order to maintain or obtain social rights. 

Postumo makes it easy to manage the aftermath of a death by providing a complete list of organizations to contact and letters to write.

It is often difficult to know all the assets he owned and the death formalities to be carried out.

Postumo offers an inventory and information retrieval service to make this task easier.

Our team carries out a meticulous search to find all the deceased's possessions and the administrative death formalities to be carried out. We make a complete inventory of all the deceased's possessions and help you find the missing information to complete the various administrative formalities. 

With our service, you can be sure that nothing has been forgotten. and all the help you need to get through this difficult period.

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Keeping up with administrative schedules

On the basis of the information provided and according to a precise administrative calendar, Postumo determines which administrations need to be informed of the death according to official deadlines.

Notifications must be sent within 48 hours, 30 days, 4 months, 6 months, 12 and 24 months.

Our death formalities assistance service is designed to help you avoid wasting time and money paying fines for late filing, which is unfortunately common when deadlines are not met.

We're here to ensure that every document is filed on time, avoiding unnecessary delays.

We are aware that every situation is different, and deadlines are not the same for everyone. That's why our team will take the time to understand your situation and tailor our service to meet your unique needs.

With our service, you can be sure that all deadlines will be met so that you can concentrate on what's most important: grieving and supporting your family and friends.

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The first 100 % online platform for automating death notifications
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The first 100 % online platform for automating death notifications
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