1. Life
2. End of Life

Cremation

• Article - Estate Planning Basics

  Estate planning manages money and property during life and passes it to survivors after death. Know what the basic estate planning documents can do.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Help! My mom's in hospice and my sister and I are arguing about her funeral.

  Our mom has said she wants to be cremated "so you don...

Questions & Answers

• Question - What are the requirements for an open coffin viewing for someone who wants to be cremated?

  When arranging for an open casket viewing, the wishes of the deceased and survivors generally control. But you may need to do some comparison-shopping to get the prices and services you require.

• Question - Who has the legal right to control a person's cremated remains?

  The law does not require that cremated remains be split among family members. But it may help sooth their psyches to give them some other tangible memento.

• Question - Is 1-800-cremations a legitimate organization?

  Unanswered. Can you help?

Tips & Reflections

• Tip - Final Arrangements: A Will Is Not the Way

  Why your parents' end-of-life preferences should be discussed in advance, not written into their will.