If you need to make important decisions, you should wait for at least one to two years following such a significant loss. This will give you sufficient time to process the death, go through the stages of grief, and regain some of your diminished cognitive capacities.

Does wife have rights to husbands property after his death?

This means that when your partner dies you will have the legal right to stay living in the home for the rest of your life or until you choose to leave. Your partner can state in their will that you may stay in the property for the rest of your life or for as long as you like.