§ 234.14. Payment to an equitably entitled person.
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/us/cfr/t20/s§ 234.14·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)An equitably entitled person's funds used to pay burial expenses may consist of:
(1)The individual's own money;
(2)Money in a joint account with the employee or another individual;
(3)Money paid to an individual who was named beneficiary to receive the money;
(4)A promissory note; or
(5)Money which several people placed into a pooled fund.
(b)Payment is made to equitably entitled persons in the following order:
(1)The person who paid the funeral home expenses;
(2)The person who paid the grave opening and closing expenses;
(3)The person who provided the burial plot; and
(4)The person who paid any type of expenses not listed in paragraphs (b)(1) through
(3)of this section.