Yes. Licensees are required to provide preneed disclosures to consumers. Please see Preneed Questions and Answers for Consumers.
Yes. Guaranteed contracts mean that the costs of certain individual items or the cost of the total package will never be more to your family or estate. Nonguaranteed means just the opposite. (See the section entitled “General Funding Information” for more information on guaranteed and nonguaranteed costs.)
Contracts may be funded by insurance/annuity policies, trusts, or transfer of real estate/personal property.
You should take your completed preneed contract home before you sign it and review it with your family or your legal advisor. You have a right to this review before you sign the contract or pay any money.
You should also read carefully the information in this disclosure statement. If you have any questions, contact the seller for more information or contact your legal advisor.
Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Email: fanbd@dhp.virginia.gov
Corie E. Tillman Wolf, J.D., Executive Director
Lacyn Barton, FSL, President