
Episode 46: Demystifying End of Life Planning Documents
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Death, et seq. literally means "Death and what follows." This podcast addresses all aspects of death care in the United States -- options for funerals and disposition, the ways in which "tra...

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Subscribe on iTunes , Stitcher , or Google Play . Thanks! My name is Tanya Marsh and I teach Funeral and Cemetery law at Wake Forest Univers...