Payable on death accounts are financial tools used to keep funds shielded from the probate system. A valid governmentissued ID. The death certificate of the account holder.The account owner's social security number. In order to select a beneficiary when you pass away, the bank will ask you to complete a beneficiary designation form. Any person of legal age (18 or over) may apply for a certified copy of a death record without the cause of death. To request removal of one of these items from the County Recorder's public website, complete a Request To Remove Information From Official Records (PDF). My Dad passed away in Florida last September 2019. I have been looking on the Broward County Clerk website for his Will.