The monks of St. Joseph Abbey received good news in their battle to sell caskets when a Federal appeals court affirmed a lower court’s decision that struck down a Louisiana law that would have required the monks to either open a licensed funeral home or get a funeral director’s license. The District Court held that the
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Self Administered Preneed: too convenient
By Bill Stalter on
Posted in Preneed
The earliest form of preneed consisted of a depository account at the local bank. Often, the paperwork included a statement of goods and services describing the individual’s preferences. The account was set up so that the funeral director could access the account upon the consumer’s death. The statement of goods and services would then be…