Funeral Services Burial & Cemetery Practices 2

Question 1

What is a 'cemetery deed' or 'interment right'?

Accepted Answer

The right to use a specific grave space for interment

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Ownership of the land in a cemetery

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Permission to build a mausoleum

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A lease agreement for a columbarium niche

Question 2

What federal law regulates the sale of cemetery goods and services for veterans' benefits?

Accepted Answer

Title 38 of the US Code (Department of Veterans Affairs regulations)

Answer

FTC Funeral Rule

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National Cemetery Improvement Act

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Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act

Question 3

What is a 'perpetual care' fund at a cemetery?

Accepted Answer

A fund used to maintain the cemetery grounds in perpetuity

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A trust fund for pre-paying funeral expenses

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An endowment for cemetery security services

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A fund that pays for staff training

Question 4

What is 'disinterment'?

Accepted Answer

The legal removal of already-buried human remains

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Transferring burial rights to another person

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The process of purchasing a burial plot

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Closing a grave after interment

Question 5

What is a 'double-depth' burial?

Accepted Answer

A grave with two burial spaces, one above the other

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A grave twice as wide as standard

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A burial requiring two outer burial containers

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A cemetery plot reserved for two adjacent spaces

Question 6

Which grave marker type is typically required in national veterans cemeteries?

Accepted Answer

Uniform government-issued headstones or flat markers

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Custom headstones of any design

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Bronze plaques only

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Temporary markers until a family chooses a permanent one