For revenues, most cemeteries are dependent upon grave sales, opening/closing services, and care fund distributions. These revenue sources have been on the decline for a decade. As cremation trends up, fewer families are purchasing burial lots. Those families that already own burial lots frequently don’t use them. COVID induced financial difficulties will only accelerate the
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Cemetery Care Fund Reports: The Operator’s Vicarious Liability
By Bill Stalter on
Typically, the standard by which a cemetery is judged to be abandoned is whether the grass is getting cut. But for licensed cemeteries, some states’ laws may also include provisions to deem a cemetery abandoned when regulatory reports are not filed. Care fund reports are intended to inform the cemetery regulator whether the operator is…