<prompt> Human: I live in Arizona and I just recently learned my mother passed away a couple hours away in Lake Havasu. Anyways the funeral home wants me to pay 1800 dollars for cremation. They had me apply for the state to pay but they called and said I make to much money 35,000 dollars a year Needless to say I dont have 1800 dollars laying around to spend at all.They refused to set up payments and want the money by Tuesday. What do I do??? update 1: Thank you all so very much. After talking with the county medical examiners office, They instructed me to ignore the Funeral home, and allow the state to cremate the body. She said the state may ask for money and at that point i can set up a payment plan the funeral home offered didnt offer any payments of any sort and demanded it all upfront The Funeral home gave me NO OPTIONS on pricing were rude and attempted to pressure me into making a choice soon since it has been passed 30 days. This is a new area of fraud I did not know about. A bare minimum life insurance plan wouldve saved me head ache here so make sure you leave something for somebody.I guess I have a new question. How much will the State of Arizona charge me for if they are forced to do an abandon body cremation?Assistant: If you did not engage the funeral homes services, youre not obligated to pay them. If your mom engaged them prior to her death, and her estate has no funds to pay them then... the funeral home is SOL. They may be trying to guilt you into paying, but you are in no way obligated to do so. You need to talk to them and have them explain to you how they became involved and in possession of moms remains. Maybe your mom paid them for some funeral services that did not include cremation, in which case, you or they should make arrangements for the county coroner to pick up moms remains and take them to the morgue. Ask to see any contract or paperwork they say your mom signed engaging them. You may also be entitled to a refund if she did pay them and they dont deliver the service.In any case the funeral home cannot compel you to pay for anything you did not agree to purchase from them.Human: Thank you. I will fire back with your advice :I did fill out a document they refereed to as vitals would this be some sort of contract or is this just contact information?  <response>: Sorry for your loss. In my mind, once theyre gone, theyre gone. If you have the same mindset, dont give the home a cent. 