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Funerals: Points to Consider
COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Excerpted from the Federal Trade Commission's website: "Paying final Respects: Your Rights When Buying
Funeral Goods and Services"

When a loved one dies, grieving family members and
friends are often confronted with dozens of decisions
about the funeral - decisions made quickly and under great emotional stress. Planning ahead will help to
minimize the stress and perhaps the cost. Planning any
funeral requires a variety of considerations.
Points to consider include: What kind of funeral
should it be? What funeral provider should you use?
Should you bury or cremate the body, or donate it to science? What are you legally required to buy? What about
the availability of environmentally friendly or "green"
burials? What other arrangements should you plan?
And, practically, how much is it all going to cost?
Many funeral providers offer various "packages" of
goods and services for different types of funerals. The
Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer
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protection agency, wants you to know that when you arrange for a funeral, you have the right to buy goods and
services separately. You do not have to accept a package
that may include items you do not want.
The Funeral Rule
The Funeral Rule, enforced by the FTC, makes it possible for you to choose only those goods and services
you want or need and to pay only for those you select,
whether you are making arrangements when a death occurs or in advance.
The Funeral Rule gives you the right to:
n Buy only the funeral arrangements you want. You
have the right to buy separate goods (such as caskets)
and services (such as embalming or a memorial service).
You do not have to accept a package that may include
items you do not want.
n Get price information on the telephone. Funeral
directors must give you price information on the telephone if you ask for it. You don't have to give them your

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