Fair and Unfair Funeral Fees

Funeral Fees

The Funeral Rule allows funeral providers to charge a basic services fee that customers have to pay. The basic services fee includes services that are common to all funerals, regardless of the specific arrangement. These include funeral planning, securing the necessary permits and copies of death certificates, preparing the notices, sheltering the remains, and coordinating the arrangements with the cemetery, crematory or other third parties. The fee does not include charges for optional services or merchandise.

Charges for other services and merchandise, include costs for optional goods and services such as transporting the remains; embalming and other preparation; use of the funeral home for the viewing, ceremony or memorial service; use of equipment and staff for a graveside service; use of a hearse or limousine; a casket, outer burial container or alternate container; and cremation or interment.

Now we are in a gray area.  What IS a fair and equitable expense and when are the bereaved being taken advantage of?  You might be amazed at the extra expenses that are being added unnecessarily.  That is why you can trust Colonial Funerals, serving all of Connecticut, to provide all of the services that you need at the lowest possible price.  Call them at (203) 407-8899 or visit them on the web at www.colonialfunerals.com.