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{{A Death in Your Family TOC}}Legally, the person named in the will as the executor of the person’s estate has the responsibility for dealing with the body and arranging the funeral. If there is no executor, then the next-of-kin is responsible. | {{A Death in Your Family TOC}} | ||
There are many decisions to make when arranging the funeral of a loved one who has died. For example: | |||
* Where and when will the funeral be? | |||
* Will the deceased be buried or cremated? | |||
* Will there be an obituary notice or funeral announcement published in the paper? | |||
Often people leave instructions about what they want, either in their will or a letter. When possible, arrangements should respect the deceased’s wishes. | |||
==Who is responsible for arranging the funeral?== | |||
If the deceased left a will, the executor named in the will is responsible for arranging the funeral and paying the funeral expenses from the deceased’s estate. | |||
If there is no executor, the responsibility for arranging the funeral falls to the deceased’s spouse. BC law sets out a priority order if there is no spouse or they are unwilling to take on the responsibility: next is the adult children of the deceased (in age descending order), followed by the adult grandchildren, an adult sibling, and so on. | |||
==Burial or cremation== | |||
By law in BC, a deceased person must be buried or cremated. | |||
Cremation involves using extreme heat and processing to turn the body into sand-like “ashes”. The ashes are placed into an urn. | |||
===Are the deceased’s wishes binding?=== | |||
Legally, the person named in the will as the executor of the person’s estate has the responsibility for dealing with the body and arranging the funeral. If there is no executor, then the next-of-kin is responsible. | |||
If you wish to know who within the family has priority as next-of-kin, after the executor or <span class="noglossary">spouse</span>, there is a list in the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84mx Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act]''. See the "[[Helpful Information When a Family Member Dies |Helpful Information]]" section. | If you wish to know who within the family has priority as next-of-kin, after the executor or <span class="noglossary">spouse</span>, there is a list in the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84mx Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act]''. See the "[[Helpful Information When a Family Member Dies |Helpful Information]]" section. | ||