I think people should be aware if a will gets contested and goes into probate, it is VERY COMMON for a judge to just make a summary ruling giving immediate family control of the burial arrangements There's a lot of precedent for it, because burial is, obviously, time-sensitivehttps://twitter.com/emilyvdw/status/1260589109162110976 …
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There's a separate process to appoint someone "agent to control disposition of remains" in many states, but most people don't know about it and many don't respect it It's something to go belt-and-suspenders on, imo, if you can (I am not a lawyer and this is not pro advice)
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The flipside of this is that while you shouldn't have to do this and it's an obnoxious barrier, filing these documents - including an actual will - isn't THAT expensive, most people don't have one just because of unfamiliarity with the legal system
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Lambda Legal has a bunch of stuff you can download off their website, and you can probably get it done for a few hundred bucks max
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(*In theory* you don't need a lawyer or legal boilerplate to have a will, a will can legally be your will if you just scribble it on a napkin and have a couple other people witness and sign it, but there's obviously a gap between the ideals of the law and the practice)
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