Mortuary Law: Quiz 3

Executor

A personal representative of the decedent appointed in the will to carry out the provisions of the will is called the

Personal Property

Any tangible or intangible property such as personal effects, furniture, automobiles, jewelry, money, stocks, bonds, insurance proceeds payable to the estate, and the like is

The Estate

As a rule, who or what is primarily responsible to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses of disposing of the body?

False

Funeral directors don't really need to know what government agencies make funds available for indigent funerals and how to make claims for those funds.

True

In cases where there is a question of size or solvency of the estate, it is prudent for the funeral director to have a relative or third party become liable on the contract tin the event the estate is unable to pay the funeral expenses.

Real Property

Land and anything attached to it is the definition of

True

One of the principal disadvantages of looking to the estate for payment of the funeral bill is the delay in collection.

a husband and father are primarily liable to pay the funeral expenses of the wife and dependent children

The common law rule regarding the liability for funeral expenses of a dependent is

The Attorney's Fee

Which of the following is NOT used by the courts to determine the reasonableness of a funeral bill?

Furniture

Which of the following would be classified as movable personal property?