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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
2009-11-05 QUESTION: I live in Wisconsin and want to know if you have to go through a funeral home when a person wants to be cremated and does not want to have any type of service. Can you contact a crematorium directly?:
Ooooo, honey! I'm guessing that your sister has ALL cause to not only file a complaint but request a refund! I'll have to see her "Statement" first to be sure, but I did get the GPL. First of all, this
2009-11-05 Natural Burial in Mississippi:
If you have a lot of land outside the village or city limits, then home burial is likely permissible. Draw a map of the land showing where the family burial ground will be and pay to have it recorded with
2009-11-05 QUESTION: I live in Wisconsin and want to know if you have to go through a funeral home when a person wants to be cremated and does not want to have any type of service. Can you contact a crematorium directly?:
Pretty funny. I called and said I didn't see any prices on their web site. I started to say "How much is . . ." then said, "Can you fax me your prices?" (I didn't use the industry jargon of "GPL.") "Well
2009-11-05 Cremation:
Who picked the funeral home? What is the name of the funeral home? I'd like to get a copy of the price list to see what it says a direct cremation should cost and compare that to what your sister was charged
2009-11-05 Transporting a body in Texas:
Yes. E-mail me directly for the TX chapter from the '98 edition of my book. I don't think a lot has changed. You should *absolutely* talk with the hospital ahead of time so there won't be any problems
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