Caring for the Dead: Your Final Act of Love

Lisa Carlson

ISBN 10: 0942679210 / ISBN 13: 9780942679212

Verlag: Upper Access Book Pub, 1998

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Inhaltsangabe:

This is a comprehensive guide for consumers making funeral arrangements with or without a funeral director. It contains detailed descriptions of the "tricks of the funeral trade", to avoid unwanted and overpriced goods and services, and how to file a complaint when subjected to unethical funeral home practices. It provides practical information on all aspects of death care, so that family, friends, and church groups can perform some or all of the functions themselves rather than hiring a funeral director. The laws and regulations of each state are described in easy-to-understand language, with listings of "consumer concerns" in states that have inadequate protections for consumers. The individual chapters for each state also include contact information for medical schools that have a need for body donations, crematories, local non-profit memorial societies, and specific statewide cautions about dealing with funeral and cemetery establishments. The Federal Trade Commission's Funeral Rule is explained, including the protections it provides for consumers and also its shortcomings.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Caring for the Dead: Your Final Act of Love
Verlag: Upper Access Book Pub
Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket