My father passed and left me only $5000 in his savings account. (It was a POD account, I was the beneficiary.) He left his girlfriend $100,000 per his life insurance. He owned nothing else of any value (only clothes, cheap furniture, etc.) and had no debts either.
I am my father's only living relative, but I disliked him and never had much of a relationship with him. I'm angry that I am now expected to clean up his apartment, pay for his funeral, do his final tax returns, etc.
What will happen if I simply ignore these tasks? Am I obligated to pay for his funeral? Will the IRS come after me if I don't fill out his last tax return? Better yet, can his girlfriend be compelled to take care of these chores, since she inherited most of the money?