Short Death Certificate

Funeral home representatives listed on the death record may order both types of death records for two years from the date of death.

Short death certificate. A short certificate can be obtained at the register of wills office in the county court house. Short form death records only include the fact of death or demographic information. A short certificate isnt always required. The death certificate certifies that a person has died.

The short certificate is issued by a surrogates office or in pa the register of wills certifying that the executor or administrator of the estate has been duly appointed. You obtain a short certificate by filing the original last will and testament with the court of the county where the decedent resided. A short certificate is a legal pa document that shows the decedents name and date of death. Death short certificate contains all items except the cause of death.

However it does contain the manner of death. A short certificate is not necessary with respect to the decedents joint accounts jointly owned property or co signed loans. Extinguished upon the death of the decedent. The following death certificates are issued to those legally entitled to receive them.

In those cases only a death certificate is necessary to transfer those accounts to the joint owners sole control. Death long certificate which contains all information including the cause of death. It will also show the name of the executorexecutrix who has been named to handle the affairs of the estate.