The family of the deceased should make the funeral arrangements in accordance with any directives left by the parent. Costs for the funeral and other services are then paid out of the estate funds.
no
If your children were close with their father you should attend the funeral to be there to support your children.
Whoever arranges the funeral is responsible for paying. In this situation, it's better to not have a funeral. When something like that happens, most families would claim to not have the money, then the county would pay for a cremation.
Morally and ethically yes, but not legally.
If you ordered the services then you will probably be responsible for the costs. Obviously the father had cashed in the policy and it's not the responsibility of the funeral home to make sure the policy is there. Funerals are mostly paid by people out of their policy and not by specific life policies.
If he has no spouse, yes.
It was set from the 1920's at the funeral of her father up through 1952 when Eva dies.
Only Nick and the man with the glasses attended the funeral (not counting the priest or Gatsby's father) it is ironic because Gatsby had many "friends" because of his money but they vanished when he dies.
The beneficiary on the policy to you (assuming you don't have any financial obligations directly related to your father's death) is free and clear. Unfortunately for the mother, she's now responsible for the debt of the funeral, but depending on the value of your father's estate, the estate could be sold and help offset the cost of the funeral expenses. Otherwise, both policies are capital gain income, and post taxes they are the property of the beneficiaries.
Your father's estate is responsible for paying the funeral expenses from his assets. The expenses and debts of the estate must be paid before any distribution is made to any of the beneficiaries. Therefore the funeral expenses must be paid before the beneficiary receives her portion from the estate.
yes
Yes, the estate is responsible for the funeral. Once all debts are resolved, then the remainder can be distributed.