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; | ;Autopsy: A thorough medical examination of a body after death. It may be done to find out how or why a person has died, or to learn about a disease or injury. | ||
; | ;Assets: Property owned by a person at their death. Assets can include things such as money, land, investments, and personal possessions such as jewelry and furniture. | ||
; | ;Coroner: An appointed official who investigates all unnatural, sudden or unexpected deaths in BC. | ||
; | ;Death certificate: A certified extract of the registration of death. Survivors need to provide a death certificate to apply for benefits and to settle the legal and business affairs of the deceased. | ||
; | ;Disposition permit: A permit to dispose of human remains or cremated human remains in BC. | ||
; | ;Estate: All of the property and belongings a person owns at their death, with certain exceptions such as jointly owned property. | ||
; | ;Funeral home: A business that provides funeral services for the dead and their families. | ||
; | ;Medical certificate of death: A certificate signed by a doctor, nurse practitioner or coroner within 48 hours of death stating that the person has died and the cause of death. | ||
; | ;Memorial society: By becoming a member of a memorial society, a person may obtain funeral services at a lower cost. Memorial societies typically negotiate fixed prices with selected funeral homes. | ||
; | ;Next-of-kin: A person’s closest living blood relative or relatives. | ||
; | ;Obituary notice: A notice of the death of a person, often with a short biography. | ||
; | ;Preneed cemetery or funeral services contract: A contract that provides for cemetery or funeral services for one or more persons who are alive at the time the contract is entered into.; | ||
; | ;Pronouncement of death: Giving an opinion that life has ceased based on a physical assessment of the person. | ||
; | ;Will: A legal document that leaves instructions about what a person wants done with their assets and obligations after they die. | ||
{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[People's Law School]], 2012}} | {{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[People's Law School]], 2012}} | ||
Revision as of 04:09, 19 January 2017
- Autopsy
- A thorough medical examination of a body after death. It may be done to find out how or why a person has died, or to learn about a disease or injury.
- Assets
- Property owned by a person at their death. Assets can include things such as money, land, investments, and personal possessions such as jewelry and furniture.
- Coroner
- An appointed official who investigates all unnatural, sudden or unexpected deaths in BC.
- Death certificate
- A certified extract of the registration of death. Survivors need to provide a death certificate to apply for benefits and to settle the legal and business affairs of the deceased.
- Disposition permit
- A permit to dispose of human remains or cremated human remains in BC.
- Estate
- All of the property and belongings a person owns at their death, with certain exceptions such as jointly owned property.
- Funeral home
- A business that provides funeral services for the dead and their families.
- Medical certificate of death
- A certificate signed by a doctor, nurse practitioner or coroner within 48 hours of death stating that the person has died and the cause of death.
- Memorial society
- By becoming a member of a memorial society, a person may obtain funeral services at a lower cost. Memorial societies typically negotiate fixed prices with selected funeral homes.
- Next-of-kin
- A person’s closest living blood relative or relatives.
- Obituary notice
- A notice of the death of a person, often with a short biography.
- Preneed cemetery or funeral services contract
- A contract that provides for cemetery or funeral services for one or more persons who are alive at the time the contract is entered into.;
- Pronouncement of death
- Giving an opinion that life has ceased based on a physical assessment of the person.
- Will
- A legal document that leaves instructions about what a person wants done with their assets and obligations after they die.
| This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by People's Law School, 2012. |
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