My grandmother passed away this morning and she is a registered 1/8 cherokee. I'm trying to find out of there are any death benefits that she is entitled to to help pay for the cost of her funeral. She thought she had the funeral arrangements taken care of, but to our surprise, it's all business with the "planners" and she didn't quite have the finances they told her she did at the time of her death. Any info. would help.
2007-01-11 21:59:29 · 2 answers · asked by dylancv62 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You're out of luck. I had a granduncle that passed away under similar circumstances. The county paid for the funeral costs and sold ALL of his property at auction to cover the costs. If she had anything of value, find a way to pay for the funeral costs, otherwise your family will not get any heirlooms she may have had.
2007-01-14 11:30:03 · answer #1 · answered by Kookiemon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My condolence on you grandmother. Being 1/8 won't get you anything. Try the Social Security Administration, also get a lawer to go after the "planners".
2007-01-14 18:25:41 · answer #2 · answered by bigjfry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋