[GH85Carrera]

You will need to set up a "Estate account" at a local bank. My credit union will not touch them so I had to go to a regular bank. To set up the account you will have to go to the IRS.gov and get a tax ID number like a business. That is stunningly easy. The IRS web site is something right out of the 21st century and I had a tax id in minutes.

Pay all bills from that account.

I had to show the bank a death certificate and a copy of the letters of testamentary to have access to my dad's bank account.

Call the places that want money. Explain the situation. Nothing happens quickly.

My dad died back in February. I have spent a ton of time on the phone and in person at working through the mess. Hopefully your dad had a will and appointed you the executor. I had many thousands of dollars invested in the process beforre I ever got access to my parents estate. All the bills are paid from that estate. I paid myself back forr all expenses first and then went to work forllowing the wishes of the will.

I am sorry for your loss. It is a difficult time.

Hire an attorney to file the papers with the court. It is possible to do it yourself but that just makes the judge upset. Play by their rules. Dress like a banker for the court date. It makes the judge feel better and a happy judge will be a nice judge.