Shopping for Products & ServicesFunerals
Facts for Consumers
- Funerals: A Consumer Guide
[PDF] [en español]
Explains your rights; lists considerations when choosing a provider; offers questions to ask when making arrangements, comparing products and services, and costs. Discusses pre-need planning. Resources for more information. 6"x9", 36 pages, color.
- Living Trust Offers: How to Make Sure They're Trust-worthy
[PDF]
Warns consumers about unscrupulous businesses that exaggerate the benefits or the appropriateness of living trusts. Provides a glossary of terms, tips for estate planning, and resources for more information. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
- Paying Final Respects: Your Rights When Buying Funeral Goods and Services [PDF]
[en español]
An abbreviated version of "Funerals: A Consumer Guide." Explains the Funeral Rule in brief. 8.5"x11", 6 pages.
- Paying the Debts of a Deceased Relative: Who Is Responsible? [PDF]
Explains what the law has to say about who has responsibility for a dead relative's debts. 8.5"x11", 2 pages.
- Paying Final Respects: Your Rights When Buying Funeral Goods and Services [PDF]
Briefly explains your rights under the Funeral Rule, including: when you arrange for a funeral, you have the right to buy goods and services separately. That is, you do not have to accept a package that may include items you do not want.)
- Pre-Planning Funerals Helps Make Decisions Easier [PDF]
The increasing trend toward pre-need planning-when people make funeral arrangements in advance-suggests that many consumers want to compare prices and services so that ultimately, the funeral reflects a wise and well-informed purchasing decision, as well as a meaningful one.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers seven steps to help shop for funeral products and services pre-need.
