Hey reddit, This isn’t a pity party. I am a active member of the Reddit community and today I am reaching out for help? My little sister (25yo) committed suicide 2 days ago and I just have a few quick questions and I’m looking for some tips, guides or advice so my family doesn’t make any irrational emotional decisions. Right now the plan is to have my sisters body released by the coroner to a mortuary in California where she died and transported to a mortuary in our hometown Maryland. My first question is, can you haggle with the mortuary? I understand there will be cost associated with the transfer and my family with pay it, but im curious, are the rates firm? Also, do we pick out the casket in California to have her transported in or get that for the mortuary in Maryland? Can we haggle the cost of the casket? In addition to these questions, I am also curious about her money in the bank. It’s not a ton (less than 10k) but what will they do with this? I personally would like to see the money used to pay for the cost of the funeral so there is less of a burden on my parents but she also has a baby so if it goes into a trust for him or to his legal guardian (my mom, who actually has legal guardianship anyway from before my sister passed) I would be happy too. Thanks in advance. I know you guys will help, I just don’t know if I’m in the right sub.
June 10, 2018 at 02:41PM
