What are the reasonable and unreasonable funeral expenses for a deceased person?

There is no universal answer as to which expenses are reasonable and which are not. The funeral ritual in our society is intricately bound up with cultural and religious beliefs and practices. The law permits the expenditure of estate funds for a decent burial in accordance with the traditions of the deceased so long as extravagant and unreasonable expenses are avoided: Mullick v. Mullick (1829), 1 Knapp 245, 12 E.R. 312 (P.C. (Calcutta)). Where an estate is insolvent, those involved in the burial must limit themselves to the minimum expenses that will accord a dignified interment.