Here are six things you need to know to save on Embalming Funeral cost. They are contained in a body of Congressional Law known as the Funeral Rule.
What you need to remember about the six things about Embalming is that it is a funeral cost you are not required to pay for. This is outlined in the funeral rule designed to protect your Funeral Rights.
Many funeral directors require embalming if you are planning a viewing or visitation. Embalming generally is not necessary or legally required if the deceased body is buried or cremated shortly after death. Eliminating this embalming service can save you many hundreds of of dollars.
Under the Funeral Rule(established by Congress), a funeral director must comply:
# 1--may not provide embalming services without permission; this sometimes happens
it happened to Princess Diana.
#2-- may not falsely state that embalming is required by law; you should be informed of this by your funeral director. Watch out for this one.
#3 --must disclose in writing that embalming is not required by law, except in certain special cases;
#4--may NOT charge a fee for unauthorized embalming unless embalming is required by law;
# 5-- must disclose in writing that you have the right to choose another disposition, such as direct cremation- Cremation without a ceremony- or immediate burial, that does not require embalming if you do not want this service;
# 6-- must in writing disclose that some funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with viewing also known as a visitation. may make embalming a practical and a safety necessity and, if so, a required purchase.
This come from the experience of rest in peace funeral guy and his education while in School and the Funeral business. These are 6 things you need to know about your funeral in pre-planning or at the time of the death of a loved one. Saving money on funeral cost is a zingwacker idea.
