There are two ways to pre-fund a funeral: An irrevocable bank trust means the trust can only be used to pay funeral/burial expenses. A person enters into a pre-paid funeral trust agreement with the ...

What do most people get wrong when they try to pre-plan a funeral? A HelloNation article featuring Funeral Home Expert Shaun ...

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The 22News I-Team discovered a former funeral home director in Westfield has permanently surrendered his funeral directing license, after being accused of several violations ...

Funeral home director Philip Pietras faces six additional charges in East Windsor following an extensive investigation into ...

The passing of a loved one is not easy to handle, and having to deal with the financial and emotional stress of a funeral doesn’t help ease the pain. Even though death is inevitable, most people ...

QUESTION: I have heard that some people who have pre-paid their funeral expenses did not have their account honored after they passed away. What do I need to know before pre-planning for my own ...

The former funeral home director is suspected of defrauding more than 100 people, many of whom are elderly and some of whom ...

I bought a “pre-need” funeral package for my mother, Julia, when she fell and broke her neck in 2000. She had Parkinson’s disease. The pre-need package was $11,100. The funeral director sent my mother ...