Questions about planning ahead

Pre-planning means setting out your arrangements in advance so everything is carried out the way you want it. It costs nothing to do and it is not binding.

Pre-funding means paying for those arrangements ahead of time as well, so that the cost is settled and your family is not asked to find the money later. You can pre-plan without pre-funding. Many people start with the plan and decide about funding afterward.

Yes. If you move, or simply change your mind about who you want to work with, we can help transfer your arrangements to another funeral home in the United States that accepts the contract.

You should never feel locked into a decision you made years ago. If your circumstances change, tell us and we will sort out the paperwork.

Yes. When you choose to pre-fund, the money is held in a state-approved funding option until it is needed. It is not held by us and it is not spent in the meantime.

Once your arrangements are paid in full, you will not be asked to pay more for the guaranteed items listed on your contract, whatever happens to prices between now and then.

Your plan goes where you go. No matter where you are living when the time comes, and no matter which funeral home your family ends up working with, the plan is transferable to any funeral home in the country that accepts the contract.

You can also come back and change the details at any point. Nothing about a pre-arrangement is final until it is needed.

Gently, and more than once if you need to. Planning ahead is a kindness, but it can still be a hard subject for the people who love you, so give them room to react.

It often helps to say plainly why you are doing it: that you want them free to grieve rather than guessing at your wishes or worrying about money. Most families come around quickly once they understand that is the point.

Nothing more is asked of you. We keep your wishes on file and your family only has to make one call when the time comes.

Let someone close to you know that the arrangements exist and that they are held here. That one detail is the piece families most often miss.

No. Sitting down with us to record your wishes is free, and there is no obligation to fund the plan or to use us when the time comes. If all you want is a conversation, that is a perfectly good reason to call.