For executors, family members, and anyone left to handle the paperwork
The hardest job
nobody plans for.
When someone you love passes away, the world does not pause. Banks, government agencies, subscriptions, and institutions all need to be notified. AFTR guides you through every step so you can spend your energy on what matters most.
No credit card required. Takes 2 minutes to set up.
2.7M+
Americans become executors each year
44
Tasks in a typical estate closure
12–18 mo
How long it takes when navigated alone
Designed around real loss. Not bureaucracy.
Most estate guides are written by attorneys. AFTR is built for the person who has never done this before and is doing it while grieving.
01
Tell us about your loved one
Create a case in under two minutes. We ask only what we need: name, relationship, and state. No paperwork required to start.
02
Your checklist is ready instantly
AFTR generates a personalized task list of every account, agency, and institution you need to contact — organized from most urgent to final closure.
03
Work through it at your pace
Check off tasks as you go. Add notes, skip what does not apply, and track your overall progress. There is no deadline. Take the time you need.
Everything covered. Nothing missed.
Seven categories span the full closure process, from the urgent first days to the final distribution of assets.
Immediate
First 7 days: certificates, property, notifications
Government
Social Security, DMV, VA, probate, estate accounts
Financial
Banks, investments, credit cards, retirement accounts
Insurance
Life, auto, home, health — claims and cancellations
Property
Real estate, vehicles, storage, personal belongings
Digital
Social media, email, subscriptions, streaming, crypto
Final Steps
Taxes, debts, distributions, estate closure
44 total tasks
Spanning all seven stages, from immediate to closure.
No jargon, no judgment
Every task is written in plain language. We do not assume you know what probate is, or that you should.
Work at your own pace
Estate closure is not a sprint. AFTR saves your progress automatically. Come back any time, even months later.
Guidance, not pressure
Some tasks will not apply to your situation. Skip them without penalty. The checklist adapts to your reality.
Private by design
Your loved one's information is never shared or sold. AFTR exists only to help you through this.
From families who found their way through
Estate administration is one of life's hardest logistics challenges. These are the words of people who found clarity with AFTR.
“I had no idea there were 40 steps to closing an estate. AFTR gave me a clear path when everything felt impossible.”
Rebecca M.
Seattle, WA
“Managing my mother's estate while grieving was the hardest thing I have done. AFTR made the paperwork feel manageable, one step at a time.”
James T.
Chicago, IL
“I kept forgetting what I had already done across four months of administration. The checklist kept me honest and organized.”
Elena K.
Austin, TX
About the Founder
Built from personal loss.
Engineered with purpose.
The inspiration for AFTR came from a deeply personal loss. When Theresa's father passed away, she found herself thrust into a chaotic maze of fragmented estate and post-loss logistics. Despite being a highly capable, tools-savvy operations professional, she discovered that the existing system was fundamentally broken, bringing grieving families to their knees during their most vulnerable moments.
Faced with this personal crisis, Theresa channeled that intense founder-level energy into establishing AFTR: a tech-first platform specifically engineered to support families navigating life's most difficult, yet inevitable, moments.
At AFTR, Theresa leverages her background in product design partnership, user-experience optimization, and high-touch operations to build a seamless, frictionless system that handles complex human logistics with profound empathy and absolute precision.
“It shouldn't have to be this hard.”
Theresa, Founder of AFTR
Also from AFTR
Working through an estate is how most people discover BFOR.
After you have navigated a loved one's affairs, you understand exactly what is missing when there is no plan. BFOR is where you organize your own accounts, policies, wishes, and contacts so your family has a clearer path when the time comes.
You do not have to figure this out alone.
AFTR gives you a clear, compassionate path through the process — one task at a time. Free to start. No deadline to finish.