A woman says she wants her in-laws to pay for and plan their funerals themselves — and now she wonders if she went too far.

She drove to the funeral home with her stepfather to make arrangements. Turns out, Jenkins' mother had pre-planned her own funeral.

Palmer Funeral Home says pre-planning funerals lays out all the details a loved one wants. That way their family isn't tasked with a lot of details during a time of grief.

Visit several local funeral homes, fill out a pre-arrangement form and the funeral associates will create a plan for your wishes. Often, funeral homes will keep your pre-arrangement form on file.

The Division of Professional Licensure said some of the pre-need arrangements have been transferred to Firtion-Adams Funeral Home in Westfield.

These policies are typically sold by insurance companies, while pre-need plans are typically sold by funeral homes.

Lawlor says she pre-paid $6,000 in cash to Burke-Fortin funeral home in 2022, one of the five Pietras Family funeral homes. Documentation provided to NBC Connecticut confirmed this.

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