legal next of kin
A funeral home in Florida requires the signature of the legal next of kin to sign the cremation authority. I am my brother's youngest brother, living in Canada. May my seriously ill brother inform the funeral home that I am his legal next of kin, and that I may sign the cremation authority by mail, i.e., without going to Florida.
Thanks,
--name removed--Lee
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Re: legal next of kin
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Yes, your brother may inform the funeral home that you are his legal next of kin if he chooses. It would seem likely that you can sign the form in Canada although it may have to be notarized or signed at a US Consulate in order to be accepted by the funeral home.
Scott R. Jay, Esq.
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