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A.<\/span> A funeral service licensee<\/span> may require that a person claiming next of kin<\/span> status, in accordance with the definition of next of kin<\/span> in § 54.1-2800<\/a>, execute a document affirming that such person is the next of kin<\/span>. Upon execution of this form, the funeral service licensee<\/span> is exempt from any liability for allowing such person to proceed with funeral planning for the decedent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A funeral service licensee<\/span> may, as a part of affirming that such person is next of kin<\/span> under this section, rely on the decedent’s will that names such person as the individual the decedent wishes to serve as next of kin<\/span> for making funeral and burial arrangements, regardless of whether the will has been probated. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROOF OF NEXT OF KIN STATUS (\u00a7 54.1-2807.03)\n\nA. A funeral service licensee may require that a person claiming next of kin\nstatus, in accordance with the definition of next of kin in § 54.1-2800,\nexecute a document affirming that such person is the next of kin. Upon execution\nof this form, the funeral service licensee is exempt from any liability for\nallowing such person to proceed with funeral planning for the decedent.\n\nB. A funeral service licensee may, as a part of affirming that such person is\nnext of kin under this section, rely on the decedent’s will that names\nsuch person as the individual the decedent wishes to serve as next of kin for\nmaking funeral and burial arrangements, regardless of whether the will has been\nprobated.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 200.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}