Sec. 42-204. Cancellation of contract.
Sec. 42-204. Cancellation of contract. The legal representative of the decedent
or a person who has entered into a funeral service contract with a funeral service establishment, upon written notice to such establishment and to the escrow agent and subject
to the provisions of section 17b-91, may cancel any funeral service contract prior to the
performance by such establishment. In the event of such a cancellation, all money in
the escrow account paid by such person, together with all accrued income, less costs
actually and reasonably incurred by the funeral service establishment in the performance
of such contract, shall be returned to such person.
(P.A. 85-376, S. 5; P.A. 86-290, S. 7, 10; P.A. 90-46, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 86-290 amended section by adding a reference to Sec. 17-83a; P.A. 90-46 amended section to require
that only one escrow agent, rather than two, be named to administer escrow accounts established pursuant to funeral service
contracts.