How do suicide notes get to intended people?

[blueskewtrue]

Probably a dumb question I know.. do responders give them to immediate family? Do I have to entrust my family to give them to friends/partner? I don't know how they will react and if they would honor it. But it is very important to me.

 

[supergold#2]

unfortunately the best answer i can give you is that it depends, even city to city protocols aren't set in stone/properly followed most of the time. i've had friends who'd picked up by the state police and not even reported to family of their departure (let alone note), whereas i've also had friends who's entire apartments were boxed up/family notified/etc., mostly due to the nature of the method, the emergency contacts listed on medical case files at coroners office, and honestly, how much effort the cop pig felt like doing that day.
if you're trying to get something to a particular person and ensure it's arrival, your best bets are either scheduling an outgoing email/text for a future date, or using the postal system (with physical note left nearby if you're really worried about it arriving)

(also, southwest USA here, because it can vary by location too)

 

[Neowise]

You could send them as letters or as scheduled e-mails.

 

[Forever Sleep]

I've sometimes heard that they don't. That police sometimes keep them as 'evidence'. One member once said ages ago that, they weren't even given copies, which just seems callous to me. Unless there was something suspicious about the death I suppose.

If I do it, I intend to send my notes as attachments to my solicitor via delayed email. They'll need to be contacting them anyway regarding the will.