Legal Questions

It would be difficult to make an obituary private – especially in the case of a notable public figure or celebrity. Because an obituary is an announcement of someone’s death, they are usually [...]

Wow, interesting question. We have never considered this. First, we’re not tax experts. Not at all. We pay someone to do our taxes. But, according to our 30-second research on this subject, the [...]

An obituary is not a legal document. It has no legal significance. When it’s published in a newspaper, it’s technically considered a news story. Need help writing an obituary? Read our Obituary [...]

Obituaries are not mandatory. They are not required by law to be written or published. But … if you’re considering skipping the obituary because it’s too overwhelming to write or you don’t think [...]

Copyright law is not our expertise. And copyright law and obituaries is a rather complicated matter so we suggest heading over to The US Gen Web Project and reading their page on copyright law. [...]

A public record is a record required by law to be made and kept. Public records are typically a record made by a public officer or a government agency in the course of the performance of a duty. [...]

An obituary is not a legal document and therefore is not required by law. However, state law requires a death certificate to be filed. The funeral home helping you with arrangements can help you [...]

We had to look this one up. Obituary piracy is the act of stealing or copying an obituary for the nefarious purpose of making money from it or directing traffic to your website, or both. Geez, [...]

An obituary is not a legal document and is not required by law (at least according to the research we did). However, state law requires a death certificate to be filed. The funeral home helping [...]