<prompt> Human: Hi Reddit,My dad unexpectedly passed away a few weeks ago and weve been left trying to figure out what to do next. My mom and I have been struggling with finances, as he earned 80 of their income. His employment was a bit complicated, he was a consultantphysician so to my belief he was mostly self-employed andor contracted by various hospitals and clinics. Weve cancelled flights, gym memberships, hotels, car lease, etc but trying to figure out what else were missing. My dad was good with money, but were not sure how to find his 401, social security benefits, retirement funds, etc etc. He was also a duel citizen with USACanada so were wondering if he has benefits in CA as well.Im rambling, but were lost and Im turning to reddit for some sort of help or direction. I just dont know where to begin or how else to help my Mom. Any advice is incredibly appreciated. Thank you  <response>: My guess is he had an accountant. So the first call should be to them.The next series of calls should be to everyone that you owe money to. State simply that your father passed away and you need time to gain access to all of his accounts as his death was unexpected and you dont have access to his money. Generally speaking, theyll give you a bit of time to sort everything out.After that, its going to be about simplifying life. Doctors often count on working until their late 60s or early 70s so its likely he was counting on that money. Since that didnt happen, the plans have to change. That likely means selling a house at minimum. 