Is it mandatory to submit an obituary to a newspaper?
I ask since often it is private. In France elegant announcements are sent to family and friends who need to know and it seems more refined than public announcement which may bring persons to the services who are not welcome.
2007-09-10 09:11:13 · 9 answers · asked by barthebear 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Good question. I don't think it's mandatory by law. I think it's just done as a courtesy. It could help bring people to the service who used to know the person but lost touch yet still care about them. It might even help genealogists years from now. I do know what you mean though about privacy.
2007-09-10 09:17:23 · answer #1 · answered by compendious 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not mandatory. In fact, if you want one, you have to come up with all the facts for it to be written and pay the paper a huge fee. Some papers print death notices, but they don't have to have the details of the service. You could probably keep it all quiet; talk to your funeral director who coordinates that stuff and I bet they would agree to not tell the paper.
2007-09-10 16:40:55 · answer #2 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not mandatory, but people read the paper so that they know where to go, what time, etc. Our paper even has on-line books that you can sign. Families do have to pay for the service though
2007-09-10 17:20:15 · answer #3 · answered by slk29406 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't mandatory since most papers now charge to have it posted.
I don't know for positive but I think there is a 3 yr. period where once you have died any place you owe money has the right to get the funds from your personal assets before it is given to the family members.
2007-09-10 16:19:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not mandatory. In fact, you are required to pay for it most places. You can also request that it not be inserted in the paper if it is a free service.
2007-09-10 16:19:16 · answer #5 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Publishing notice of the death has several purposes. One reason is to provide notice to the friends and family, but also local businesses, creditors to an extent, even though you formally mail them notice as an executor.
Publication by itself even without a person reading it creates constructive notice of the death, meaning that it might make it harder for people to try to come forward either to claim money, a debt, a property interest and so on after the deceased estate is probated.
2007-09-10 16:30:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the U.S. it is optional.There is no law requiring it.
2007-09-10 18:34:11 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-09-10 16:14:27 · answer #8 · answered by pltsusan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-09-10 16:13:49 · answer #9 · answered by Nora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋