GAPC November - Navigating Funeral and Cemetery Services: What Professional Guardians Should Know

Course overview

Professional guardians face unique legal, financial, and emotional challenges when managing a ward's final arrangements. This presentation moves beyond simply writing down wishes, exploring a guardians options & responsibilities, and the critical steps required for successful preneed planning. We will delve into Florida statutes, consumer protection (like the FTC Funeral Rule), and crucial Medicaid planning strategies that turn a potential financial crisis into a protected, organized end-of-life plan. Learn how to secure your client's dignity while mitigating liability and safeguarding their assets. Attendees of this program will: Understand final arrangements processes and options, including authority to make disposition decisions and mitigating potential conflict. Understand consumer protections and responsibilities in making final arrangements. Understand irrevocable prefunding of final arrangements, protecting the clients eligibility for benefits by appropriately sheltering funds for final expenses.