PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS IN THE FIELD OF

FUNERAL SERVICE LAW

1.Mortuary Law

2.Ethics

3.Case Law

4.Statutes

5.Ordinances

6.Administrative Law

7.Courts of Equity Authority

8.Stare Decisis

9.Probate Courts

10.Dead Human Body

11.Quasi-Property Theory

12.Primary Duty of Disposal

13.Secondary Duty of Disposal

14.Actual Custody

15.Constructive Custody

16.Disinterment/Exhumation

17.Invasion of Rights

18.Autopsy

19.Dissection

20.Tort - a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.

21.Torts Involving the Dead Human Body - a wrongful act other than a breach of contract for which relief may be obtained in the form of damages or an injunction

22.Liability for Funeral Expenses

23.The Funeral Establishment

Nuisance per se

24.Public Cemetery

25.Private Cemetery

26.National Cemetery

27.Probate Law

28.Wills

29.Intestacy

30.Per Capita Distribution

31.Per Stirpes Distribution

32.Priority of Claims against the Estate

33.Specifications regarding Transportation of the Dead

34.Requirements and Specification of the Funeral Home

Including Preparation Room

35.Qualification of Funeral Director/Embalmer

36.Grounds for Issuance, Revocation, Suspension, or Refusal to Renew or Issue Licenses

37.Requirements for the Conducting of Funerals

38.Procedure for filing a Complaint Concerning a Violation of the Licensing Law

39.Provisions Regarding Reciprocity / Courtesy Cards