<prompt> Human: Hey PF, lurker, and now poster. Not even using a throw away. My SO and I have been together for over 8 years and are in our mid 20s. I feel like a dud financially sometimes and have lead a sheltered life. Do you ever have that feeling like you think everyone else knows whats going on and youre just making it up as you go along?Typical day, I had a rare day off, dropped SO off at work, had him dropped off by Police two hours later. He collapsed in my arms sobbing. His father was dead. Apparently he hung himself. I am his rock right now. He is emotionally fucked. We live in Tasmania, his father lived in Victoria, I booked and paid for a flight and put him on it. His bio sister will pick him up in Victoria. What happens now? From what Ive looked at he needs to get an Extinct of life form from the coroner. How do we find out where the coroner is?Now, let me preface this by saying, yes, I know Im a soulless cunt. I have two priorities: Making sure my SO is okay emotionally and supporting him through the loss of his dad and navigating the financial responsibility that may affect him.I genuinely liked my Father in law, he was a true blue Aussie and a decent bloke. He, however, never payed tax, went bankrupt at least once, never owned a house, smoked weed illegal here and had a lot of conspiracy theories against the government. Ive read that if a deceased person has Superannuation we can get it paid out for the cost of the funeral, I doubt he has Super tbh. How do we find out if he has any debts? If so, will we my SO be responsible for these debts? What are the costs involved with death? I literally have no idea, Ive never been to a funeral. Ive sought advice in supporting my SO emotionally but I feel like Id be branded as an unfeeling cunt if I ask financial questions in those groups. Please give me some idea of what to expect financially. Edit: Also, what does estate means, I keep reading that debtsfuneral costs can be deducted from the estate.  <response>: Youre not a soulless cunt. As someone who has suffered through three unexpected deaths in the family in the last year and a half, youre doing exactly the right thing by tackling this. 