Who will inform me of estranged father's death?

[GreyBear44]

Hello I am estranged from my dad and he lives in Europe. My mum died recently so my thoughts are turning to when my dad will die.
He is a recluse and there are no other family members living in the same country as him, so I am wondering how would I find out about his death when it does happen? He has always been very disorganised, so I doubt he will have made a will or left instructions about whom to contact.
He lives in a country where there is forced heirship, so when he dies I would have to officially accept or renounce his pile of debts. I am the kind of person who likes to tie up loose ends - I don't like to leave legal things open in case they impact on my daughter. I certainly don't want to be responsible for paying back his creditors.
Would his local authority track me down, do you think?

Most likely not.

yh, highly unlikely

It might help if you told us the country

If you know his address you could contact his neighbours and tell them that you would like them to have your details in case of emergency!

I only do this if you want calls when he's fallen over / had a power cut / locked himself out.

I know in Portugal the authorities do make some attempt to track down heirs, but I don't know how rigorous that is (or if it's the same where he is!)

I had been non-contact with my mother for around 15 years before she died so was very surprised that she had listed me as her first contact. I got a call from the French hospital the day she died.

I would expect that your father will have someone down as nok so it might well be you.

Sorry for the loss of your mum. 💐

Edited for typos.