In Indiana where do you go to complain about a funeral home?

Question

When my mother died, I had to sign a prommisory note to agree to pay her funeral expenses. Then the next week, the funeral home filed, in court, a claim. In the claim, under penalty of perjury, they affirmed that there were no other considerations affecting this claim. This ties up the estate until it can be settled at the end of the year's waiting period. Where can I file a formal complaint?

Answer 1

Before you file a complaint, you need to properly address the perjury that the funeral home committed when they declared that there weren't any other considerations. You can talk to the lawyer who acted as executor of the estate for that.

Also, every state has a licensing board for funeral homes, so find out the board that licenses funeral homes in your state and complain to them.

Answer 2

First off, my condolences to you for the death of your mother. To be honest with you, your choices are somewhat limited as to what to do about this matter, but there are however a couple of options. First thing you need to do is file a compaint with the Better Business Bureau. (www.bbb.org) They will immediately forward your complaint to the funeral home and the funeral home MUST respond back to it within a certain time frame. This will give you an idea of what grounds the funeral home is attempting to act upon and you will have a better means of rebuttal. The next thing, and the most important is to get a lawyer--preferably one that handles probate matters. He/she will be able to fight the court case for you a lot better than what you are able to do alone. It may cost you some money, but at least the matter will be resolved. Good luck!

Answer 3

Standard practice . . . You can pay the funeral expenses outside of the estate and the claim goes away. P.S. In most states creditors have anywhere from 30 to 90 days to file claims once notified. They are acting within the law. I know - It's crappy but it's just the way it is . . . (Currently co-executor of two estates)

Answer 4

Good luck with that circus legal system. I can't stand there system. Better get a lawyer and keep those paper until your 100 yrs old. You never know when double jeopardy will take place in that state.
That state system is so disorganized, they lost over 11 years of custody paperwork between my parents. They have to show up just to prove the paperwork (again) and it was settled 11 yrs ago. My brothers and I are almost 30 yrs old, Talk about a joke in a half!

Answer 5

Go to your state attorney general's office.