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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 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. [http://www.canlii.org/en/bc/laws/stat/sbc-2004-c-35/latest/sbc-2004-c-35.html 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, a parent of the deceased, an adult sibling, an adult nephew or niece, and so on.
If there is no executor, the responsibility for arranging the funeral falls to the deceased’s spouse. [http://canlii.ca/t/84mx 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, a parent of the deceased, an adult sibling, an adult nephew or niece, and so on.


==Burial or cremation==
==Burial or cremation==
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