Chapter 1-4 & 8

Question 1

Canon law:

Answer 1

Associated with the Catholic Church 

Question 2

Talmudic law :

Answer 2

Associated with the Jewish beliefs

Question 3

Legal meaning of a Dead body :

Answer 3

Means significantly the body of a human being deprived of life, but not yet entirely disintegrated.

Legal and medical purposes - individual who has sustained irreversible cessation of all functioning of the brain, including the brain stem, is considered dead. 

Question 4

What constitutes a dead body?

Answer 4

Body of a human being without life, and not entirely disintegrated ( broken up into pieces) 

Question 5

Who is entitled to possession of a dead human body?

Answer 5

The surviving spouse, and the next of Ken have a right to take possession of the body for the final disposition ( they have what is called QUASI PROPERTY)

Question 6

Burial :

Answer 6

Most common in ground burial

Question 7

Cremation :

Answer 7

First practiced by the Greeks, and is public sanitation and desirable form of disposition 

Question 8

Alkaline hydrolysis :

Answer 8

Consist of placing the body in water and alkaline chemicals 

Question 9

Burial at sea :

Answer 9

Is an acceptable form of disposition must take place, at least three nautical miles from the shoreline. Must be properly waited to ensure the remains sink to the bottom rapidly and permanently. 

Question 10

Anatomical gift :

Answer 10

Donation of the body to medical science 

Question 11

Actual possession:

Answer 11

Body is in the families custody 

Question 12

Constructive possession:

Answer 12

The body is in the hospital or mortuary possession

Question 13

How long can a body be kept in custody?

Answer 13

A body can be kept for a reasonable length of time, depending on circumstances

Question 14

The individuals exercising the right of disposition….

Answer 14

The wife, children, grandparents, etc. have the right to control, funeral and disposition, and has the right to make all the decisions regarding the funeral and disposition

This is considered an executive right

Question 15

What gives the funeral Director rights to disposition?

Answer 15

1) laws in licensing regulations that allows funeral Director to practice as a funeral Director

2) funeral Director, entering into a contract with an individual expressively or implicitly


Question 16

Funeral contract :

Answer 16

Is an oral or written agreement between a funeral Director, and competent party of legal age in order to provide goods and services 

Question 17

Who can a funeral contract be between?

Answer 17

A Funeral contract may be between the state, family, or unrelated third-party 

Question 18

What is the funeral home known as in a funeral contract?

Answer 18

Party of the first part

Question 19

What is the family or the arranger known as on a funeral contract?

Answer 19

Party of the second part 

Question 20

What are the four funeral contract disclosures?

Answer 20

1) the price of all the funeral goods and services

2) the price of all supplemental item of goods and services

3) list all cash advance items made by the funeral Director on behalf of the family or entity

4) the method of payment

Question 21

Right of disposition:

Oder of priority-

Answer 21

Surviving spouse, adult children, parents, adult siblings, grandparents, and other relatives or friends

Question 22

Right to rely:

Answer 22

Allows funeral Director/Funeral Home to trust the person. They are contracted with to be the individual person with the right of disposition.

(trust the person that is saying that they are the surviving spouse or child )

Question 23

The ability to recover cost:

Answer 23

Is a family dispute is occurring the funeral Director/Funeral Home has the right to recover their calls for the services provided (removal, embalming, or refrigeration)

Question 24

Comprehensive immunity provisions:

Answer 24

Protects the funeral Director/funeral home from criminal, civil or disciplinary claims if they relied on good faith up until representation of family members, especially in a case of cremation

(should always get something in writing or some thing like marriage, license, birth certificate, etc.)

Question 25

Anatomical gift act:

Answer 25

 Organ donation and other anatomical gift. The uniform anatomical gift at has been enacted in all 50 states and DC.

Gifts are made to hospitals, medical schools, dental schools, medical storage banks

Question 26

Bailment:

Answer 26

The transfer of possession, but not title. A funeral Director has to take reasonable care during a bailment. 

Question 27

Bailor:

Answer 27

One who gives a possession, but not title of personal property.

Example; family member, or nurse at the hospital or nursing home

Question 28

Bailee:

Answer 28

One who requires possession, but not title, of personal property

Example; funeral, Director, or removal personnel 

Question 29

Custodian :

Answer 29

When a funeral director takes custody of a dead body, he/she is properly referred to as a custodian