Dealing with the Funeral Director
It is well for the person in charge of the arrangements to inquire frankly of the funeral director, at the first meeting, concerning costs and the exact nature of the services to be performed, being particularly careful to ascertain what is in cluded and not included in the basic price of the funeral.
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The undertaker enjoys a special position in contemplation of law, economically speaking, in that his charges against an estate are a preferred item, to be paid first by the executor or other person responsible out of the first assets accruing to or found in the estate. In return for this preferred position with respect to receiving payment for his services, the funeral director owes to the bereaved family and others concerned with the funeral, a high degree of honesty, probity, and up right dealing. In recognition of the responsibility owing to the bereaved and to the public concerning funeral services and their allied functions, the two leading funeral directors asso ciations have promulgated a code of ethics, providing for support of high educational standards and proper licensing laws, confidential business and professional relationships, and fair business dealings. There are approximately 24,000 funeral establishments in the United States, about 14,000 of which are members of state associations affiliated with the National Funeral Directors Association. Both the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and the National Selected Morticians (NSM), a nonprofit trade association, have been active in promoting legislation to correct abuses in the funeral industry.
It is well for the person in charge of the arrangements to inquire frankly of the funeral director, at the first meeting, concerning costs and the exact nature of the services to be performed, being particularly careful to ascertain what is in cluded and not included in the basic price of the funeral.
Learn More About Life Estate Planning Today!
The undertaker enjoys a special position in contemplation of law, economically speaking, in that his charges against an estate are a preferred item, to be paid first by the executor or other person responsible out of the first assets accruing to or found in the estate. In return for this preferred position with respect to receiving payment for his services, the funeral director owes to the bereaved family and others concerned with the funeral, a high degree of honesty, probity, and up right dealing. In recognition of the responsibility owing to the bereaved and to the public concerning funeral services and their allied functions, the two leading funeral directors asso ciations have promulgated a code of ethics, providing for support of high educational standards and proper licensing laws, confidential business and professional relationships, and fair business dealings. There are approximately 24,000 funeral establishments in the United States, about 14,000 of which are members of state associations affiliated with the National Funeral Directors Association. Both the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and the National Selected Morticians (NSM), a nonprofit trade association, have been active in promoting legislation to correct abuses in the funeral industry.
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