If my husband recently passed away leaving me with an 8 month old baby and a low income job, am I legally obligated to pay for this funeral?
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If my husband recently passed away leaving me with an 8 month old baby and a low income job, am I legally obligated to pay for this funeral?
My husband’s family made all the funeral arrangements and they have very expensive taste. During the process of arranging the funeral I informed them that I would be unable to help pay for this and they told me not to worry about it and that they would take care of it. Recently they met with the funeral home and came to a financial agreement and I am assuming an agreement was signed but I don’t know by whom. I was unaware that this meeting was taking place until after the fact and I have not signed anything with anybody concerning payment of services. Now the family is harassing me for money.
Asked on December 4, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Arkansas
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
I suggest that you have a face to face meeting with the people who are bothering you about money for the funeral of your late husband to see what can be done to resolve the matter. I also suggest that you consult the Social Security Adminsitration in that your child very well could be entitled to social security benefits as to your late husband.
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