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When individuals or family members have not made funeral arrangements before the time of their death, usually family members call the funeral firm of their choice (which may not be the deceased's) and have the body taken to the funeral home of their choice.
If the deceased did not legally designate someone to make decisions regarding their funeral arrangements, it falls to the next-of-kin; which is the closest blood-related family member (or spouse).
People holding a power-of-attorney (POA) for a relative or friend at the time of death often believe that they have the right to make funeral arrangements for the person after they die. This is not the case.
Policy Assignment Options The recipient will complete a form to designate the benefits directly to the funeral provider or a third party, who then files a claim with the life insurance company. Policyholders can choose this option when pre-planning a funeral by naming the funeral home as the primary beneficiary.
The responsibility to make your funeral decisions goes to the following people, in order: a person you name before your death in "an explicit and sincere expression, either verbal or written" your surviving spouse, or. your next of kin.
If the insurance company does not have its own form, the funeral home may use the attached Irrevocable Assignment of Policy Ownership form. Fill out the information requested, have the policyowner sign the form before a notary, and submit the form to the insurance company.
Your executor has full responsibility with regards to your funeral arrangements. If so desired your executor can change anything with reference to those arrangements. This is the person all funeral homes take direction from.
If the medical examiner is involved in an investigation it can take 3-6 weeks to get a death certificate, usually because the investigation and toxicology reports take time to establish.
If the Death Certificate is in the EDRS/DAVE system, death certificates can be ordered and in most cases, obtained the same day.