Late in 2021, PNC Bank threw in the towel. After years of litigation and two appeals, PNC Bank agreed to a settlement with the NPS special deputy receiver. Last month, our Illinois clients began receiving POC notices from the SDR that a portion of their claims for inflation would be honored. Payment of funeral home
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Right of Sepulcher: Last Rites Denied
By Bill Stalter
We recently came across a Missouri Law Review article that examined a Missouri Court of Appeals case that ruled a durable power of attorney for health care decisions was ineffective for the granting a right of sepulcher. The form included a “springing” clause which was never triggered by two physicians’ determination of incompetency. The article…
Individual Funeral Trusts: Are the costs too high?
By Bill Stalter
The Missouri law governing means testing for public assistance (RSMo. Section 208.010) was amended this past August to allow an individual to set up an ‘irrevocable funeral trust account’ and exclude $9,999 of funds for funeral and burial expenses. This legislation was sought by a funeral director that wanted to offer families an…