Grieving family urges care when buying prepaid funeral contracts
A Bridgeport family grieving the death of their 102-year-old matriarch says the prepaid funeral contract she bought 15 years ago was not honored by the cemetery that sold it to her.
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A Bridgeport family grieving the death of their 102-year-old matriarch says the prepaid funeral contract
she bought 15 years ago was not honored by the cemetery that sold it to her.
"She paid $4,600 for it, but now they want an extra $3,300 because they say the cemetery had a change of ownership," said Monica Jackson, whose grandmother, Gregoria Millet, died last week.
"They're take advantage of a grieving family and it's not right," Jackson said.
State Representative Andre Baker, who has worked in the death care industry for decades but has no connection to this case, says shop around and know what you're buying.
"Make sure the money is held securely in a trust account, verify if the price is fixed or adjustable, and above all, consult a lawyer so they can read the contract completely and explain to you any point that may not be clear," Baker said.
Jackson says her family went ahead and paid the extra money because they didn't want to delay the funeral or deal with the chaos of a contested contract.
