conversation: User (demawolf): "I live in Arizona and I just recently learned my mother passed away a couple hours away in Lake Havasu. \nAnyways the funeral home wants me to pay 1800 dollars for cremation. They had me apply for the state to pay but they called and said I make to much money (35,000 dollars a year) \nNeedless to say I don't have $1800 dollars laying around to spend at all.\nThey refused to set up payments and want the money by Tuesday. \nWhat do I do??? \n\nupdate 1: Thank you all so very much. \nAfter talking with the county medical examiners office, They instructed me to ignore the Funeral home, and allow the state to cremate the body. She said the state may ask for money and at that point i can set up a payment plan (the funeral home offered didnt offer any payments of any sort and demanded it all upfront) \nThe Funeral home gave me NO OPTIONS on pricing were rude and attempted to pressure me into making a choice soon since it has been passed 30 days. \nThis is a new area of fraud I did not know about. A bare minimum life insurance plan would've saved me head ache here so make sure you leave something for somebody.\n\nI guess I have a new question. \nHow much will the State of Arizona charge me for if they are forced to do an abandon body cremation?"
  Self: "If you did not engage the funeral home's services, you're not obligated to pay them.\n\n If your mom engaged them prior to her death, and her estate has no funds to pay them then... the funeral home is SOL. They may be trying to "guilt" you into paying, but you are in no way obligated to do so.  \n\nYou need to talk to them and have them explain to you how they became involved and in possession of mom's remains.  Maybe your mom paid them for some funeral services that did not include cremation, in which case, you or they should make arrangements for the county coroner to pick up mom's remains and take them to the morgue. \n\nAsk to see any contract or paperwork they say your mom signed engaging them. You may also be entitled to a refund if she did pay them and they don't deliver the service.\n\nIn any case the funeral home cannot compel **you** to pay for anything **you** did not agree to purchase from them."
  User (demawolf): "Thank you. I will fire back with your advice :)\nI did fill out a document they refereed to as 'vitals' would this be some sort of contract or is this just contact information?"
  Self: "No. vitals are your mom's personal details.  Make sure the form is not engaging the funeral home and obligating you to pay for their services.  *Be sure* to get any documents that they say your mom signed engaging them.  Since they have the body, I suspect that they must have something.  If she paid for a funeral or something else but did not pay to process her remains, you should be able to cancel the whole thing and let the county coroner where she lived handle it."
  User (demawolf): "I do see the funeral homes name on the second page of the vitals but thats it. Is this normal?"
  Self: "yes."
  User (demawolf): "The other form I filled out was \n"application for mohave county indigent decedent services (CIDS) that was the one that rejected me for assistance. I didnt fill out anything else."
  Self: "Tell Mojave county that you won't pay for the cremation or other processing of your mom's remains whether they provide "assistance" or not, and the county will need to handle it.  It is not your responsibility to pay for processing your mom's remains unless you choose to accept it and you can't be forced to pay."
  User (demawolf): "How would i find that phone number?"
  Self: "Name: Mohave County Medical Examiner &amp; Coroner\n\nAddress:  1145 Aviation Drive, Lake Havasu, Arizona, 86404\n \nPhone: 928-505-5888\n\nFax: 928-505-5889 "
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