Q: How can a stepchild get his stepmother's death certificate in Louisiana?
Deceased stepmother was usufructuary of pre-deceased husband's half of community.
Stepchildren naked owners need copy of stepmother's death certificate to free up
Edward Jones account in the usufruct. LA
law does not allow stepchildren to obtain
death certificate. What do we do to get it?
A: I have not personally run into a problem with obtaining a death certificate, but I have not had this specific situation either. In any event, I hope to point you in a direction where you might get some better answers/results. While I appreciate Louisiana to be a "closed-records" state, my experience has been that a "relative" can still apply for and receive a death certificate as long as proper ID is furnished. I would recommend that you contact your parish's vital records department to better confirm this process with them. As stepchildren to the deceased, and holders of a naked ownership interest, I would anticipate that vital records should be able to assist here. In addition, my personal experience working with family members throughout succession is that we generally obtain a copy from the funeral director. Maybe try that route, too. Best of luck.
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