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Funeral Expenses
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I'm all my 90-year old friend has, poor woman (!), and she has taken out a pre-paid funeral plan which covers most things other than flowers and a bit-of-a-do afterwards. If her money isn't available immediately after her death and I have to pay for these items how could I claim it back?
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"Floral, or other tributes, are the responsibility of the person ordering them, and the cost of these is not claimable from the estate.
It may be possible to claim back other expenses that could be incurred in dealing with an estate before an administrator (the person responsible for dealing with the estate) is appointed, such as the costs of a funeral tea or a Wake; receipts must always be kept in order to make a claim but you should bear in mind that reimbursement is ultimately a matter for the administrator to agree. If the administrator considers that the costs are not reasonable, were not incurred for the benefit of the estate or cannot be justified, then they may not be reimbursed."
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It may be possible to claim back other expenses that could be incurred in dealing with an estate before an administrator (the person responsible for dealing with the estate) is appointed, such as the costs of a funeral tea or a Wake; receipts must always be kept in order to make a claim but you should bear in mind that reimbursement is ultimately a matter for the administrator to agree. If the administrator considers that the costs are not reasonable, were not incurred for the benefit of the estate or cannot be justified, then they may not be reimbursed."
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Ubasses, is as usual, on the money.
Technically, flowers and a wake are not a valid testamentary expense. Although if I were feeling clever I might try and argue that they come under "mourning expenses".
Yes Juniper should ask the executor, but realistically the executor should ask the residuary beneficiaries. MOST beneficiaries wouldnt have a problem with this, but some national charities are known to be particularly parsimonious.
Juniper runs the risk (if he/she is not the executor) of funding these expenses and then not having them paid from the estate.
I would suggest that Juniper's friend makes a short codicil bequeathing £** to JuniperEccles for the purposes of providing for flowers and a knees up (in addition to anything else JuniperEccles may be bequeathed).
Technically, flowers and a wake are not a valid testamentary expense. Although if I were feeling clever I might try and argue that they come under "mourning expenses".
Yes Juniper should ask the executor, but realistically the executor should ask the residuary beneficiaries. MOST beneficiaries wouldnt have a problem with this, but some national charities are known to be particularly parsimonious.
Juniper runs the risk (if he/she is not the executor) of funding these expenses and then not having them paid from the estate.
I would suggest that Juniper's friend makes a short codicil bequeathing £** to JuniperEccles for the purposes of providing for flowers and a knees up (in addition to anything else JuniperEccles may be bequeathed).
