EXAM PREP | 119
QUESTIONS| WITH
COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS!!
MORTUARY LAW
Evatee 10/17/24 MORTUARY LAW
,MORTUARY LAW FINAL EXAM PREP | 119
QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
A person who has obtained the age of majority, is competent, and is not
suffering under a disability that would limit his/her reasoning such as drug
influence, stroke, or otherwise diminished mental capacity is the definition of:
Answer - responsible party
Legal principle of determining outcomes of cases by reliance upon previous
cases as authoritative is the definition of: Answer - stare decisis
A term synonymous to a dead body is: Answer - corpse
A will that is entirely handwritten and signed by the testator and is not
accepted in all states is called a: Answer - holographic will
When a funeral director has a dead human body in his care, he is properly
termed a: Answer - custodian
Mutilation of the body is considered a: Answer - tort
Considering the deceased is survived by each of the following, the primary
right and duty of disposition belongs to: Answer - the surviving spouse
The legal status of a dead human body is said to be: Answer - quasi-property
, A person that conducts or holding himself/herself out as being engaged in
preparing other than by embalming for the burial or disposition of dead human
bodies is the definition of a: Answer - funeral director
A public official who investigates violent, suspicious, or sudden death is called
a: Answer - coroner
Which of the following is not a method of disposition of an adult human body?
1. Cremation
2. Burial
3. Hospital Disposal
4. Maritime Law Answer - hospital disposal
The lawful rights of a funeral director undertaking a funeral are primarily
derived from what two sources? Answer - statutes and funeral contract
A condition of the estate of a deceased person who died without having made
a will is considered: Answer - intestate
A standardized act intended to systematize the probate process is: Answer -
uniform probate code (UPC)
An exchange of promises the parties have explicitly set out within the terms
whether orally or in writing or a combination of both at the time that it is made
is called: Answer - expressed consent
A legally binding agreement between two or more persons or entities in
exchange for valuable consideration enforceable by law is the definition of:
Answer - a contract