Does a statutory right holder have the exclusive right to control the disposition of a deceased person's remains?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Christensen v. Superior Court, 2 Cal.Rptr.2d 79, 54 Cal.3d 868, 820 P.2d 181 (Cal. 1991):
19 We recognize that the statutory right holder has the exclusive right to control the disposition of the remains, and may do so in a manner offensive to other family members. (Ross v. Forest Lawn Memorial Park (1984) 153 Cal.App.3d 988, 993-944, 203 Cal.Rptr. 468.) This does not preclude liability to those other family members for whose benefit the services were to be performed.
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