AR Funeral Juris study materials
AR Funeral Juris study resources

AR Funeral Juris case studies

AR Funeral Juris · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The Arkansas Funeral Jurisprudence Examination is the state-law component that Arkansas uses to assess a funeral service candidate's knowledge of Arkansas funeral service law and the rules governing licensing and professional practice. This page is an independent study resource for candidates preparing for that state-specific test; it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the Arkansas board, The Conference, or any other examining body. The AR Funeral Juris case studies are 5 cases and about 2,565 words.

1

The Out-of-State Director and the Borrowed License

A family-owned funeral home in a small Arkansas town loses its only licensed funeral director to retirement in March. The owner, who holds a funeral home establishment license but is not himself a licensed director, hires Dana, who was licensed in Mississippi for eleven years and moved to Arkansas in January.

549 words, about 3 min
2

The Preneed Trust That Wasn't Funded

Riverside Funeral Home sells a preneed funeral contract to Mr. Bell in 2019 for 9,400, payable in monthly installments over five years.

533 words, about 3 min
3

The Family Dispute Over Disposition

Robert Hall dies intestate in Arkansas survived by his second wife, Carla (married two years), and two adult children from his first marriage, Denise and Mark. Before his death Robert told Carla he wanted to be cremated and his ashes scattered at a family farm.

513 words, about 3 min
4

Continuing Education and the Lapsed Renewal

A licensed Arkansas funeral director, Ms. Okafor, let her license lapse in 2022 by failing to renew before the deadline.

469 words, about 2 min
5

The Director Who Witnessed a Colleague's Impairment

At a two-director funeral home, the senior director, Mr. Pruitt, has begun arriving late, slurring words during arrangement conferences, and once left an embalming partially completed overnight.

501 words, about 3 min