Oh goodness, so many suspicious posts, all assuming that there is some plot to make the poster pay for her Father's funeral. Maybe the poor man was unwillingly parted from his daughter, maybe he thought it best to remove himself from her life when her Mother moved away and then remarried, maybe the poor man was unhappy about not being involved in his daughter's life? Why not take this as an opportunity to find out more about the man, talk to the care home, find out if you have any uncles, aunts, cousins? As we know from many sad tales on here, you won't be the only one deprived of a parent by the actions of another. Let the council organise the funeral and take the costs from your late Father's estate, go along and talk to anyone else who is there. Of course, it is only my opinion, but I think it was unfair of your Mother not to tell you about your Father, unless of course she was escaping from violence. You owe it to yourself to find out a bit more, just for peace of mind even if you have no emotional relationship with your late biological Father.