<prompt> Human: I truly dont know where to ask this on line as its not actually directly financial advice or anything.My dad was hit by a car killed while vacationing in Mexico. My aunt his sister kind of did all the initial work. She was the one that went down to Mexico to ID him, get his luggage back, contacted funeral home etc. Initially getting his death certificate was difficult because it was in Spanish according to the funeral home it didnt count until they got it from Mexico translated into English, and cremating him was delayed for like maybe a week because of this.We still have been unable to get a copy of his autopsy report and my aunt says she is now dealing with the US consulate to get Mexico to hand it over. He always told me I was in his pension but I dont even know how to check on that or whatever, I was told by my aunt that I can only get the pension if we get the autopsy. Im next of kin, and when she went down to Mexico to ID him they first told her that she basically couldnt officially ID him that it would have to be his kids, but she told them we were minors so that she could just do it. Im 25 my sister is 22. Im not really asking anything in particular I was just wondering if anybody else has had something similar happen or knows how to deal with the complications from a situation like this where the death occurred out of the country. Right now Im just kind of letting my aunt handle it but Id like to make sure this stuff is going down correctly I just dont know anything about it.If it matters he was a resident of Michigan, 49, and he was in the bricklayers union.Assistant: You may need a Probate Attorney?Find his Will if he had one? There would be an Executor of his Estate. Possibly you or another family member. Contact his Local Union and inform them of his death. They will most likely need a Certified copy of Death Certificate.He may have had Life Insurance through his Union and his Pension Info and maybe a 401k?Im sorry for your loss. Take care.Human: I doubt that he had a will but Im not 100 sure. is there a way to check? Im gonna contact the union, thanks. Under what circumstances should I definitely get a probate attorney?  <response>: If a will was filed with the county clerk, they will have it. See if there are any records of attorneys he may have had dealings with. Often the attorney keeps a copy of the will in their files. 