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Who has the responsibility to make the funeral arrangements for the deceased?

April 26, 2017arrangements deceased funeral responsibility

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Who has the responsibility to make the funeral arrangements for the deceased?

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Under RCW 68.50.160, the right to control the disposition of the remains of a deceased person and the liability for the cost for the preparation, care, and disposition of the remains follow the order: (a) the surviving spouse; (b) the surviving adult children of the decedent; (c) the surviving parents of the decedent; (d) the surviving siblings of the decedent, (e) a person acting as a representative of the decedent under the signed authorization of the decedent.