Which country is this?
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CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Funeral Homes hate the Government.
They are incredibly rude to the families receiving financial assistance, it takes 3 months for them to pay us, and did you know that if you don’t have a will they cut your step-children out of the process entirely?
We had one gentleman in our care whose only living family was his step-daughter. Because there were no blood relatives and no will the Public Guardian took control of his disposition and the step-daughter had no say in anything that happened with him. Wasn’t allowed to keep a portion of the ashes, the Funeral Director had to fight just to allow the step-daughter a brief final visitation.
This is also true for children under 18. Your 17 year old child has no say in your disposition if you have no other living relatives.
Have a will people, if for no other reason than to allow your loved ones to decide how they will grieve rather than some indifferent bureaucrat.
insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Canada
Wolf@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
Do funeral homes in Canada charge grieving families 15-20k to bury their loved ones?
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
If they want a fancy casket and a large service maybe. It is rare to have a contract that large. Usually it’s in the $3000 - $5000 range, but anything covered by the government is less than $1500. (We also don’t have the cheapest prices in town)
strung6387@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
It never occurred to me that a government would pay a funeral home, but now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense for a government to collectively pay for the disposal of human remains, since everyone needs it, and it can’t be abused.
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Not everyone is eligible, but if the family has no money to pay for it the government pays for basic services. If the family has funds available they have to pay but I believe they get reimbursed for some amount.