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FUNERAL EXPENSES [6 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

The net value [of the estate] is the amount remaining after debts, taxes, legal fees, funeral and administrative expenses have been paid.

CONT

In general the personal representatives are responsible for paying ... expenses arising out of the administration of the estate.

OBS

Terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • administrative expense
  • cost of administration
  • administration expense

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
CONT

[Le «personal representative»] appliquera [...] en cas de doute, l'ordre légal de priorité [des dettes] établi [...] pour les successions insolvables [...] Cet ordre de priorité est celui-là même que définissent les règles de la faillite [...], sous réserve du paiement prioritaire des frais de funérailles et d'administration successorale («funeral, testamentary and administration expenses»).

OBS

pluriel d'usage.

Key term(s)
  • dépense d'administration
  • dépense due à la fonction d'administrateur

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
CONT

Also known as funeral insurance, final expense plans... offer a guaranteed cash value that grows as the policy matures.... Benefits range from $1, 000 to $25, 000 [with] coverage for the following final expenses :... casket costs, funeral service costs, headstone and engraving costs, cemetery plot expenses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
CONT

Certaines fabriques pensent déjà à imposer des frais de concession (bail), des frais supplémentaires pour l’inhumation (creusage de la fosse), de l’entretien et possiblement d’autres frais connexes pour espérer rentabiliser un tant soit peu leur cimetière.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
CONT

Death benefit-... payment may be made to other persons who apply for the benefit in the following order of priority : the person or institution that has paid for or that is responsible for paying for the funeral expenses of the deceased...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
DEF

Frais occasionnés par les obsèques et déductibles de l'actif de la succession, tels que : les frais d'inhumation et la cérémonie qui l'accompagne; les avis d'obsèques; [...] l'acquisition d'une concession dans un cimetière; la construction, l'ouverture et la fermeture d'un caveau; les frais de transport du corps.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pompas fúnebres
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Record 4 2013-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
CONT

In will, the term rest, residue, and remainder of estate are usually and ordinarily understood as meaning that part of the estate which is left after all the other provisions of the will have been satisfied.

CONT

An example of a gift of the remainder or the residue of an estate is as follows: "I direct my executor/trix to pay or transfer all the rest and residue of my estate to my wife, Mary Doe, provided that she survives me for a period of thirty days."

OBS

In general, the residue is what is left over after the payment of all funeral, testamentary and administration expenses, debts and liabilities and after the payment of or provision for all specific and pecuniary gifts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
CONT

S'il n'y a pas de testament, après avoir acquitté le passif, ils [l'exécuteur ou l'administrateur] distribuent le reliquat de la succession aux héritiers.

OBS

[...] lorsque les frais funéraires et testamentaires, les dettes et autres charges de la succession, y compris les legs généraux et spécifiques, ont été acquittés, il reste un solde appelé «residue» [...]

DEF

Ce qui reste de la succession du défunt après acquittement de ses dettes, des frais funéraires et testamentaires et des legs particuliers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho hereditario (common law)
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Record 5 2012-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

Victims of crime who suffer from physical injuries as a result of the crime may be eligible... to cover medical expenses, psychological counseling, partial loss of earnings, or funeral expenses...

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

perte partielle de gains : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 6 2001-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
DEF

Insurance that covers the funeral expenses of the deceased.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
DEF

Aquel en cuya virtud, en caso de fallecimiento del asegurado, se entrega a sus familiares la indemnización prevista en el contrato y/o se prestan los servicios necesarios para el acto de sepelio.

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