Removal of executor for wasting and mismanaging estate

blossomhill_2

Basic funerals are covered in the Funeral Directors' Code of Practice - you may like to check that they haven't charged you (your late father's estate) for anything over and above the following:

The Simple Funeral Service:

a) The funeral director’s services;

b attending to the necessary arrangements;

c) provision of the necessary staff;

d) provision of a simple coffin suitable for cremation or

burial;

e) transfer of the deceased from the place of death

during normal working hours (within ten running miles

allowed);

f) care of the deceased for up to fourteen days prior to

the funeral;

g) provision of a hearse direct to the nearest

crematorium or cemetery (within ten running miles);

h) if burial is specified (where this is available locally),

this may involve an additional charge;

i) This specification does not include the following

services:-

1) embalming;

2) viewing of the deceased;

3) provision of a limousine;

4) any fees or disbursements payable

on the clients behalf.

Unfortunately I found a funeral director was adding in some costs that are only appropriate when the deceased will be viewed, and we had already stated clearly that there would be no viewings

scottay2hottay

I have a breakdown of the funeral costs.
To teign funeral as selected £1,990.00
Storage fee £470.00
Fees at crematorium £763.40
Fees for reverand £122.00
organist fee £25
doctors fee cremation forms £152.00
Floral tributes £130.00
Delivery of ashes to gwent £70.00
Handling charge on disbursements £252.50
Total £3,974.90

blossomhill wrote: »

Basic funerals are covered in the Funeral Directors' Code of Practice - you may like to check that they haven't charged you (your late father's estate) for anything over and above the following:

The Simple Funeral Service:

a) The funeral director’s services;

b attending to the necessary arrangements;

c) provision of the necessary staff;

d) provision of a simple coffin suitable for cremation or

burial;

e) transfer of the deceased from the place of death

during normal working hours (within ten running miles

allowed);

f) care of the deceased for up to fourteen days prior to

the funeral;

g) provision of a hearse direct to the nearest

crematorium or cemetery (within ten running miles);

h) if burial is specified (where this is available locally),

this may involve an additional charge;

i) This specification does not include the following

services:-

1) embalming;

2) viewing of the deceased;

3) provision of a limousine;

4) any fees or disbursements payable

on the clients behalf.

Unfortunately I found a funeral director was adding in some costs that are only appropriate when the deceased will be viewed, and we had already stated clearly that there would be no viewings

scottishchick27

If you haven't been in contact with your father and haven't known where he lived would some of the calls, letters etc charged by the solicitor have been for trying to trace you?

scottay2hottay

scottishchick27 wrote: »

If you haven't been in contact with your father and haven't known where he lived would some of the calls, letters etc charged by the solicitor have been for trying to trace you?

Solicitor told me that she found me quite easily using 192.co as I said in first post

scottishchick27

scottay2hottay wrote: »

Solicitor told me that she found me quite easily using 192.co as I said in first post

Must've missed that, it is hard reading all that information.

scottay2hottay

Would anyone be prepared to look at the documents that I have regarding this issue?

YesWillMan

scottay2hottay wrote: »

I have a breakdown of the funeral costs.
To teign funeral as selected £1,990.00

What is this? What does it cover? Sometimes some of the charges listed are included in a set price funeral.

scottay2hottay

YesWillMan wrote: »

What is this? What does it cover? Sometimes some of the charges listed are included in a set price funeral.

It was the solicitor/executor who chose the funeral and I have no idea what it stands for, I do have a link to the funeral directors website but I'm not sure if I am allowed to post it on this forum.
I do remember that the solicitor told me on the phone that she chose " a basic funeral, to keep the costs down".
As for the floral tributes and the delivery of the ashes, those were additions made by myself.

meer53

You say you went to your fathers funeral, were you not involved in the funeral arrangements at all then ?

scottay2hottay

meer53 wrote: »

You say you went to your fathers funeral, were you not involved in the funeral arrangements at all then ?

My father died on March 12th the solicitors didn't get in contact me until the 3rd of May. His body was in storage until the funeral that was on the 17th May. I did compose a eulogy and arranged flowers and transportation of his ashes back to Wales