What are my obligations to dispose of the body?

It is the executor’s responsibility to arrange for the burial or cremation of the body.

The deceased person may have left some direction or some instructions as to the disposal of his or her body. You would usually find the deceased person’s wishes for the disposal of their body in their will.

As an executor, you are not legally bound to carry out these instructions to the letter. You can expend a reasonable amount, having regard to the value of the estate and the deceased person’s circumstances in life, on the funeral and monumental masonry.