Does Clio Track Client Deaths?
No. Clio is practice management—not a death registry. Most Clio users manually search obituaries until they adopt monitoring. This can be automated with the Clio integration → (16,000+ sources monitored daily, trusted for probate and estate workflows).
Next reads: how to check if a client died in Clio, Clio vs manual obituary search, Clio probate automation workflow.
Frequently Asked Questions
QDoes Clio track client deaths automatically?
No. Clio Manage does not monitor obituaries or death indexes. You update contact or matter records when you learn of a death through other channels.
QHow do Clio firms get death alerts?
They add ObituaryMonitor: connect Clio or import matters, create watches tied to matter_display_number, and receive alerts when obituary matches appear.
QIs this only for probate?
Probate and estate teams are the primary users, but any practice with long-lived client relationships benefits.
Obituary timing (start here)
One guide covers how soon notices appear, real-world delays, weekends and holidays, and why your search can still be empty.
How long after death is an obituary posted? (1–7 days + delays) →Obituary search (start here)
One guide covers Google, databases, missing location or date, common names, why results are empty—and when monitoring beats daily searching.
How to find an obituary online (fastest way in 2026) →Obituary monitoring (solution)
One guide covers what monitoring is, how alerts work, email vs full coverage, nationwide vs local filters, and setting up automated monitoring for a name.
Obituary monitoring & alerts (get notified automatically) →