Date:

To:  Whom It May Concern:

Please forward to my attention a certified death certificate for:

Exact Name:
Date of Death:
Town or City of Birth:
Sex:

I am the Executor or Trustee acting on behalf of the Estate of the Deceased.  A copy of my authorization is enclosed.

Enclosed is my credit card information for your use to pay for my request:

Credit Card Number:
Expiration Date:
Exact Name on Card:

If you require a check instead, please send me the amount due in the enclosed stamped self-addressed envelope and I will send it to you by return mail.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter,

Best regards,

_____________
Executor or Trustee

Enc.  Authority to Act

Death Certificate, Request for
Review List

This review list is provided to inform you about this document in question and assist you in its preparation.  Keep a copy of the transaction so you can send in a second notice.  We recommend you make a phone call, if possible, to the proper location first to find out whether you need to have a bank check instead of a credit card, the correct amount of the total charge, and the proper department to send it to.  On the other hand, if you have time and are not in a hurry, it can be less frustrating and just as effective in the long term, to send out an initial letter and let the bureaucracy grind slowly and respond at its pace.

As a Trustee or Executor you do not strictly need, as a rule, any authority to request an official death certificate.  However, it simplifies and expedites matters if you include that authorization.