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Funeral Law. Having written a 640-page book on funeral law for consumers with state-by-state information, I am very conversant with consumer rights in this regard: What are the laws on disposition of cremated remains? Is embalming required? Do I have to use a funeral home? Can I have a home wake? Is it a state law to buy a vault? I prepaid for a funeral but changed my mind. They won`t give me all my money back. What can I do? . . . etc.
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Recent Answers from Lisa Carlson
2010-02-07 Burial on Private land in Texas:
If you are outside the city limits, most likely. If you have zoning there, read through the zoning regs. There's a very good chance there's nothing in there about home burial. If that's the case, draw
2010-02-05 disinterment in PA and reinterment in MO:
It could be about $7,000. It would be considerable less if she was willing to have the body cremated and ship the cremated remains to MO. Maybe only about $2,500. Hard to sell plots you don't want.
2010-02-05 transportation:
The short answer is yes. Florida requires embalming or refrigeration after 24 hours, and it's likely to take that long to get all the paperwork done on a weekday. Longer on a weekend. Is your mother
2010-02-04 embalming:
Embalming OR refrigeration is required after 24 hours. Dry ice or frozen gel packs can be used, but there are no "embalming police" running around with a stop-watch, and you'll be fine for a couple of
2010-02-01 burial for my grandpa:
No funeral director should sell you a funeral for more than you can afford. There should also be state or county money to help. If the funeral director isn't telling you about this helpk you should tell
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