Dividing Belongings After Funeral Home Services

When someone in a family passes on, the first thing most families consider is their final services with funeral homes in Owasso, OK. They want to make sure their loved one is in good hands and that they get the honor they need. Once those services are complete, family members can move on to other tasks. One such task is dividing the person’s belongings. This can be an easy task, for some, but it can also be difficult if there are prized or valuable possessions that everyone wants. Here are a few ways to go about the process as fairly as possible:

Take Turns

Gather your family together in the loved one’s home and simple take turns picking items of importance. You can flip a coin or draw straws to see who goes first or simply agree to go in age order. You want everyone to get a fair chance at something that is meaningful to them. It can also be a special time among family members to see what they choose and how much they value those items and the memories attached to them.

Try Stickers

Have every family member that is close to your loved one get stickers in a certain color. They can go through the house, either with everyone together or one at a time, and put stickers on the things they would like to have. If only one colored sticker is on an item, it goes to that person. When there are items with more than one sticker on them, you will have to decide what direction to go. Perhaps one person gets one thing with two stickers and the other person gets another. It’s a fast way to divide up at least uncontested items.

Get Things Appraised

If you want to be fair about how much each person gets monetarily, it might be smart to get items of value appraised. That way, you can divide things up (like jewelry, perhaps) in a way that makes sure everyone gets about the same monetary amount. One person may only get one ring because it’s worth a lot while someone else could get a handful of necklaces that work out to about the same amount as the one ring.

Compromise

Keep in mind that these are all your family members and the last thing your love done would want is the group fighting over their belongings. Try to compromise and come to an amiable agreement wherever possible with your deceased loved one in mind.

Working with funeral homes in Owasso, OK is often the hardest part of dealing with the loss of a love done, but dividing up their belongings can also be tough. The professionals at Schaudt’s Funeral Service & Cremation Care Centers can help you through the final service plans , supporting whatever you want to do to honor your love done. We can also offer you advice as to how you should move forward with the rest of the processes you will have to walk through.