2016 Florida Statutes
TITLE XLII - ESTATES AND TRUSTS
Chapter 732 - PROBATE CODE: INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS
Part VIII - GENERAL PROVISIONS (ss. 732.802-732.806)
732.804 - Provisions relating to disposition of the body.
732.804 Provisions relating to disposition of the body.—Before issuance of letters, any person may carry out written instructions of the decedent relating to the decedent’s body and funeral and burial arrangements. The fact that cremation occurred pursuant to a written direction signed by the decedent that the body be cremated is a complete defense to a cause of action against any person acting or relying on that direction.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 43, ch. 75-220; s. 971, ch. 97-102; s. 58, ch. 2001-226.
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