If not the executor, then who does have the legal right to make funeral arrangements for a deceased individual?
New Jersey law says that the decedent s spouse has the primary right to control the funeral arrangements. If there is no spouse, arranging the funeral falls to the decedent s relatives in this order: • a majority of the surviving children, or, if there are no children, then • the parent or parents of the deceased, or, if there are no parents, then • a majority of the decedent s brothers and sisters, or, if there are no siblings, then • the next of kin, according to how closely they are related to the decedent Note: No one listed above is required to complete the funeral arrangements. The person authorized by law to control the disposition of the body may relinquish that control to someone else who expresses interest in planning the funeral. In reality, the person who contracts to pay for the funeral usually makes the funeral arrangements. If there is another individual with more right to plan the funeral, that person will usually work with, or relinquish control to the person assuming
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