when a parent dies who pays for the funeral?

Answer 1

Their estate and/or life insurance. It should say in the will.

Answer 2

There's no "law" about it. Many older people take out term life insurance, which pays off on their death, and provides the funding for more or less whatever kind of funeral they have decided they want. Otherwise, I imagine most of the time whoever is made executor of the estate of that person (whatever they have at the time of death}, in consultation I am sure with the deceased's children and/or other close relatives, a decision is made how much money they wish to spend on the funeral. Proceeds from the sale of property and possessions, money in the bank, etc. may be adequate to meet the funeral costs, or if not then children and perhaps other close family members would chip in.
It's a shame, really, that this wouldn't always be something that is very clearly discussed and planned ahead of time, but most people seem to find it very difficult to do, making the whole process sometimes more problematical than it needed to be. People have a habit of acting like they're never going to die, and when somebody does they have to scrabble to make whatever arrangements they can at short notice. Somehow, though, they always do seem to get their loved one planted one way or another.

Answer 3

There is no laws to say who is responsible for the cost of a funeral.

As you live your life one usually gets life insurance, plans for the last days and the funeral.

Now if there is nothing in writing one can have the state depending on the state. And when any house hold good are sold the state is reimbursted.

Answer 4

As i know when a parent dies,for the funeral is paying anyone ! I'm sorry for you!

Answer 5

When my mother died, she did not have an insurance policy. One sister was in the convent; the other one had five kids and a husband, and I was single with a small child. My sister and I split the cost. I had to go to the bank and take out a loan for my half of the cost.
My mother's sister wanted us to buy this, and to buy that for the funeral. I told her where your check book? That was the end of the beginning of that subject. We buried my mother in her favorite pink and white dress.

Answer 6

I paid for my mom's. Her husband killed her so there was no chance of him chipping in, you know, being a murdering SOB and all.

Generally speaking though, most people have some sort of life insurance to take care of funeral costs. If not, you can always go to the state and ask for assistance, and if you're not eligible for that, then the family is responsible for paying for funeral costs...and it's expensive.

For mom's funeral we had:
Casket: 2000.00
Funeral: 3000.00
Flowers: 500.00
Hearse to Cemetary: 400.00
Cemetary Plot: 1200.00
Burial: 900.00
Headstone and base: 3900.00

Answer 7

Hopefully, the life insurance policy they had. If married, it is the responsibility of the spouse to pay for the funeral.

Answer 8

Hopefully, the parent in question had a good life insurance policy at the time of the passing.

Answer 9

if they had no insurance then it most often the remaining members of the family do so .
if your all too cheap or cant afford one then donate the body to science they will give the parts to the young med student to work with and disregard any human dignity for the person but in the end they will burn the body and your done with them

Answer 10

All children must pay for the funeral of their parent.

Answer 11

The surviving spouse. If there is no surviving spouse, hopefully there is some life insurance or some other money from the estate to do so. It could fall to the deceased's siblings if there are any.