Posted on 02/24/2014 5:54:34 AM PST by knarf
Thank you.
I say this not some much for a death, but life while incapacitated, possibly without recovery. We are dealing with this to degrees with my In-Laws. While some power of attorney was set up and joint accounts, it was done done in completeness and we now are dealing that.
There are likely similar stuff near by you. That was just a name, or close to it, from one I remembered.
hey esquirette, I too am an esquirette, so save the wise acre act
Legalzoom is Robert Shapiro - attorney for murderer Orenthal.....nein, danke.
Business is business, I guess.
Peace to you, and pardon my offense. Just trying to help.
Side tidbit....talking to a funeral home guy, he indicated that if a family buys a casket from Costco, they might find it a bit inconvenient finding any other services such as embalming.
Business is business, I guess.
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My goal is always to avoid funeral directors anyway. I am not ready to quote a statute or anything, but I do not think embalming is legally required. I don’t think funeral services, aside from signing the death certificate, are otherwise legally required either, but I am pretty sure we will find out after this reply....... ;-)
Of course
I'm still totally pissed at Forest Lawn - I'd prepaid a certain number of death certificates, and they "stole" one, so they could turn it in and collect the prepaid insurance we'd bought pre-death.....I literally tore them a new a**hole over that stunt.
Another great point raised. In Florida, a death certificate is cheaper for each successive one purchased at the same time. It used to be something like $20 for the first one and then $4 for each after that. I have seen funeral directors order a bunch of them and add them to the bill at the full price for each one. Another reason to avoid them A little research up front as to what we can do ourselves is very effective in saving money
You may be on information overload here, but it has been my experience that you keep your kids sane and friendly if you make a list of personal property and who gets what. In Fla. you can add such a provision in your will, making a separate list reference addition to the will so that you can change the list without changing the will.
Yeah, there was a lot, but all that lot was decipherable and usable for a conclusive direction.
In MY case, it was sufficient to determine that joint ownership of everything is the only way to guarantee (in Pa) seamless ownership at either death.
I got clarification about the buildings and property ON the acreage (buildings, contents, etc.) The deed covers it all.
When my first wife died in 2004, everything of any sentiment and or value was taken at THAT time.
I have no bank account of any consequence, no investments, stocks, bonds .. what have you.
It's just me n'the missuz havin' a good time with each other
We have no debt and if I play my cards right, I'll die in the Philippines at our vacation mansion we'll build for less than $15,000.00 and a full seven day death with all accoutrements, kill the pig, feed the countryside (EVERYBODY comes to a Philippine death celebration ... just to eat) ... all for about $2,000.00
I've been the last 5 or 6 years of my life, ridding myself of encumberances ... it feels good ...
GOOD ..
Get Out Of Debt
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