<prompt> Human: Im just in a daze right now and am completely horrified of what I have to tell my children. The next worry is What do I have to take care of financially? Are her debtors going to come after me? What do I have to do about her estate? If she didnt work that much over her entire life will my children still qualify for survivor benefits? What should I do next?  <response>: i dont know the particulars of your wifes life but if they do qualify they can help your household or they can set your kid up to catapult through life.so, you need to see if you can get those survivor benefit checks for your kids. i had a next door neighbor who got them as a kid, his mom put them in a savings account. he actually had enough when he aged out to pay for his entire college education and buy a house. 