Duty and right to decide on funeral arrangements

By Persida Acosta

Oct 20, 2023 12:01 am

Dear PAO,

I just want to know who has the right to decide on the funeral arrangements for the deceased. Is it the estranged legal spouse who was not even there during the last days of the deceased, or the common-law spouse who has taken care of the deceased ever since he got sick?

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