Christmas Fund: Single mother reeling after father's abrupt death | Montreal Gazette

Abigail’s father passed away unexpectedly a few months ago, and she’s had no time to mourn. Author of the article: Erik Leijon  •  Special to Montreal Gazette Donations to the Montreal Gazette Christmas Fund this year can be made exclusively online at www.christmasfund.com. Losing a parent is crushing on its own, but when you’re alone and must close their financial and legal affairs without any help, it makes a difficult situation that much worse. Abigail’s father passed away unexpectedly a few months ago, and she’s had no time to mourn. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. “I haven’t even been told the cause of death yet,” Abigail said. “I was never called in to identify the body.” Her father’s body was found in his apartment days after his passing and Abigail was only notified by phone afterwards. She immediately ran into roadblocks trying to access his home to search for a will. She eventually got in thanks to a lawyer, but she had to pay out of pocket and couldn’t find the documentation she was looking for. That means everything is in limbo: she can’t settle his affairs, has no idea if he died…
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