About this site
Who writes it
Funeral Rulebook is written and maintained by Daniel C. Swenson, a licensed Minnesota attorney. It is an educational publication in the self-help tradition: it explains a federal regulation in plain English, cites its sources, and gives readers tools to use themselves. It is not a law firm acting for you, and nothing here is legal advice about your situation. Reading this site, or buying the Binder, does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Why it exists
Funeral purchases happen at the worst possible time to comparison shop, which is exactly why a federal rule exists to protect the buyer. Most families have never heard of it. The funeral industry knows the rule well; the customer almost never does. This site exists to even that up.
How it makes money, stated plainly
One way: the Binder is a paid PDF. The buying-guide pages link to products as plain links; this site currently earns nothing when you buy through them. Everything informational is free: the rights, the checklist, and every citation. No funeral home pays to appear here, to rank, or to look better, and none ever will.
Corrections
If something here is wrong or out of date, email dan@mnbuddynetwork.com. The rule text controls; citations are included so anything on this site can be checked against it.