This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
Michigan law empowers the deceased's next-of-kin to make funeral arrangement and final disposition decisions. When the next-of-kin status is shared by more than one individual the law allows decisions to be made by a majority of the individuals in the next-of-kin class.
A funeral representative designation may be included in the declarant's will, patient advocate designation, or other writing. If a funeral representative designation is contained in an individual's will, the will is not required to be admitted to probate for the funeral representative designation to be valid.
A designated funeral representative, ing to this recent law, is someone who is designated to have “the right and power to make decisions about funeral arrangements and the handling, disposition, or disinterment of a decedent's body.” MCL 700.3206.
Documents such as vital records issued by a U.S. state will need an apostille from that state's secretary of state. Federal documents will need an apostille from the U.S. Department of State.
The person I have designated as my funeral representative shall have the right and power to make decisions about my funeral arrangements and the handling, disposition, or disinterment of my body, including decisions about cremation.
Michigan law permits the establishment of private burial grounds of less than one acre in size outside city or village limits. The property must be surveyed and recorded in the county register's office; the land will then be exempt from taxation.
Michigan law empowers the deceased's next-of-kin to make funeral arrangement and final disposition decisions. When the next-of-kin status is shared by more than one individual the law allows decisions to be made by a majority of the individuals in the next-of-kin class.
MICHIGAN: Michigan law gives funeral processions the right-of-way at intersections, but it is not specific with respect to traffic signals. Funeral processions have the right-of-way over all other vehicles, except emergency vehicles, when going to a cemetery.