ALABAMA FUNERAL LAW EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AccreditedUSchoolU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
AUschoolUorUcollegeUapprovedUbyUtheUAlabamaUBoardUofUFuneralUServiceUandUwhichUmaintainsUaUcourseUo
fUinstructionUofUnotUlessUthanU48UcalendarUweeksUorUfourUacademicUquartersUorUcollegeUterms
ALKALINEUHYDROLYSISU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUtechnicalUprocessUthatUreducesUhumanUremainsUtoUboneUfragmentsUusingUheat,Uwater,UandUchemicalU
agents
OrderUofUAuthorizingUAgentsU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
DOD,Uaffidavit,Uspouse,Uchild,Ugrandchild,Uparent,Usibling,Ugrandparent,Uguardian,UpersonalUrepresentativ
e,UwilledUNOK,Ustate,UanyoneUwillingUtoUassumeUresponsibility.
ReasonsUforUforfeitureUofUdispositionUrightsU(1)U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUpersonUisUchargedUwithUfirstUorUsecondUdegreeUmurderUorUvoluntaryUmanslaughterUinUconnectionUwit
hUtheUdeathUofUtheUdecedentUandUtheUchargesUareUknownUbyUtheUmortician.UIfUtheUchargesUagainstUtheUp
ersonUareUdismissedUorUtheUpersonUisUacquittedUofUtheUcharges,UtheUrightUofUdispositionUshallUbeUreinstate
d.
ReasonsUforUforfeitureUofUdispositionUrightsU(2)U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUpersonUdoesUnotUexerciseUhisUorUherUrightUofUdispositionUwithinUtwoUdaysUafterUnotificationUofUtheUde
athUofUtheUdecedentUorUwithinUthreeUdaysUafterUtheUdeathUofUtheUdecedent,UwhicheverUisUearlier.
ReasonsUforUforfeitureUofUdispositionUrightsU(3)U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
IfUtheUpersonUisUtheUspouseUofUtheUdecedentUandUaUpetitionUtoUdissolveUtheUmarriageUwasUpendingUatUthe
UtimeUofUdeathUofUtheUdecedent.
ReasonsUforUforfeitureUofUdispositionUrightsU(4)U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
IfUtheUjudgeUofUprobateUcourtUdetermines,UpursuantUtoUsubsectionU(c),UthatUtheUpersonUentitledUtoUtheUri
ghtUofUdispositionUandUtheUdecedentUwereUestrangedUatUtheUtimeUofUdeath.UForUtheUpurposesUofUthisUsub
division,UestrangedUmeansUaUphysicalUandUemotionalUseparationUthatUhasUexistedUforUsuchUaUperiodUofUti
meUthatUanUabsenceUofUaffection,Utrust,UandUregardUforUtheUdecedentUisUclearlyUdemonstrated.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AccreditedUSchoolU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
AUschoolUorUcollegeUapprovedUbyUtheUAlabamaUBoardUofUFuneralUServiceUandUwhichUmaintainsUaUcourseUo
fUinstructionUofUnotUlessUthanU48UcalendarUweeksUorUfourUacademicUquartersUorUcollegeUterms
ALKALINEUHYDROLYSISU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUtechnicalUprocessUthatUreducesUhumanUremainsUtoUboneUfragmentsUusingUheat,Uwater,UandUchemicalU
agents
OrderUofUAuthorizingUAgentsU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
DOD,Uaffidavit,Uspouse,Uchild,Ugrandchild,Uparent,Usibling,Ugrandparent,Uguardian,UpersonalUrepresentativ
e,UwilledUNOK,Ustate,UanyoneUwillingUtoUassumeUresponsibility.
ReasonsUforUforfeitureUofUdispositionUrightsU(1)U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUpersonUisUchargedUwithUfirstUorUsecondUdegreeUmurderUorUvoluntaryUmanslaughterUinUconnectionUwit
hUtheUdeathUofUtheUdecedentUandUtheUchargesUareUknownUbyUtheUmortician.UIfUtheUchargesUagainstUtheUp
ersonUareUdismissedUorUtheUpersonUisUacquittedUofUtheUcharges,UtheUrightUofUdispositionUshallUbeUreinstate
d.
ReasonsUforUforfeitureUofUdispositionUrightsU(2)U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUpersonUdoesUnotUexerciseUhisUorUherUrightUofUdispositionUwithinUtwoUdaysUafterUnotificationUofUtheUde
athUofUtheUdecedentUorUwithinUthreeUdaysUafterUtheUdeathUofUtheUdecedent,UwhicheverUisUearlier.
ReasonsUforUforfeitureUofUdispositionUrightsU(3)U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
IfUtheUpersonUisUtheUspouseUofUtheUdecedentUandUaUpetitionUtoUdissolveUtheUmarriageUwasUpendingUatUthe
UtimeUofUdeathUofUtheUdecedent.
ReasonsUforUforfeitureUofUdispositionUrightsU(4)U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
IfUtheUjudgeUofUprobateUcourtUdetermines,UpursuantUtoUsubsectionU(c),UthatUtheUpersonUentitledUtoUtheUri
ghtUofUdispositionUandUtheUdecedentUwereUestrangedUatUtheUtimeUofUdeath.UForUtheUpurposesUofUthisUsub
division,UestrangedUmeansUaUphysicalUandUemotionalUseparationUthatUhasUexistedUforUsuchUaUperiodUofUti
meUthatUanUabsenceUofUaffection,Utrust,UandUregardUforUtheUdecedentUisUclearlyUdemonstrated.