Who decides an adult child's remains if parents disagree? | NC

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Q: Who has the right to decide what happens to an adult child's remains when the parents disagree? A: In North Carolina, the adult child’s own written instructions come first. Those instructions might be in a funeral contract, a cremation authorization, a health care power of attorney, a will, or another valid witnessed writing. If there are no written instructions, the law uses a priority list.…