<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Listmates: </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">A client's mother recently passed in Spokane. They had a very poor relationship, and she does not want to be financially responsible for disposal.   She died without a will or any written instructions. What are her obligations, if any? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">The coroner's office  is telling her she has a legal duty to claim the body and handle/pay for disposition.  Based on RCW 36.24.155, however, since she is "not willing to provide for disposition of the body", the county coroner would have that duty.  </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">However, RCW 68.50.160 provides the right to  control disposition vests in a "majority of the children", and it is the duty of disposition and liability for the reasonable cost of preparation, care, and disposition of such remains.  I don't see any exceptions based on unwillingness. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Thank you in advance for any input. </div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="georgia, serif"><b style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black;letter-spacing:0.75pt">Boaz "Bo" Weintraub</span></b><span style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt"><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> | JD, LL.M. </span></span></span><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt"><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Weintraub Law Office, PLLC </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="georgia, serif"><font style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:gray;letter-spacing:0.75pt">T</span></span><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black;letter-spacing:0.75pt"> </span><u><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><a href="tel:%28425%29%20374-4045" value="+14253744045" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">(425) 374-4045</a></span></span></span></u></span></span><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> |  </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:gray;letter-spacing:0.75pt">F</span></span><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black;letter-spacing:0.75pt"> </span><u><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><a href="tel:%28425%29%20274-7019" value="+14252747019" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">(425) 274-7019</a></span></span></span></u></span></font><span style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><br></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="http://www.weintraub-law.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);letter-spacing:0.75pt" target="_blank">www.weintraub-law.com</a><span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt;color:black">  |  </span><a href="mailto:bw@weintraub-law.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);letter-spacing:0.75pt" target="_blank">bw@weintraub-law.com</a></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333px;letter-spacing:1px">Bellevue Office: 14205 S.E. 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006 </span><br></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black;letter-spacing:0.75pt">Bothell Office: </s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