Ummm...memorial service expenses? I know--fees for those damned attorneys. Hell, $30K was probably the downpayment on the retainer.
LOL - of course, blame it on the attorneys....instead of the fact that this family was probably living at 150% of their take home pay.....and she doesn't want to lower her standard of living. She wants to stay home with her two children even though her husband is dead. Well, in the real world, if you don't save money....and spend more than you make....and the breadwinner dies...and you don't have life insurance, then you sell the second car, you move to a less expensive house and you get a job.