Pre-Arrangements

Taking Control of Your Funeral

Advance funeral planning is referred to as “prearranging,” “preplanning” or “preneed.” It’s a simple process that can take as little as an afternoon.

People who preplan can:

• Choose a remembrance that reflects their personal wishes,
• Provide funds to carry out their plan,
• Better position themselves for Medicaid Eligibility, and
• Offer guidance to family and friends who will need help with difficult decisions at a stressful time.

Through our Funeral Planning CHOICES program, the NJSFDA offers two prepaid funeral funding options available through participating funeral homes. They are: the New Jersey Prepaid Funeral Trust Fund, and Sure Trust Funeral Insurance Administration Trust.

For additional information on preplanning, refer to the following NJSFDA links:

• Facts About Preplanning and Prepaying Funeral Arrangements
• Preneed Consumer Protections
• Preplanning Guidelines