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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A person may provide written directions, acknowledged before a notary public or executed with the same formalities required of a will under Section 75-2-502, to direct the preparation, type, and place of the person's disposition, including:
(a) designating a funeral service establishment;
(b) providing directions for burial arrangements;
(c) providing directions for cremation arrangements; or
(d) providing directions for alkaline hydrolysis arrangements.
(2) A funeral service director shall carry out the written directions of the decedent prepared under this section to the extent that:
(a) the directions are lawful; and
(b) the decedent has provided resources to carry out the directions.
(3) Directions for disposition contained in a will shall be carried out pursuant to Subsection (2) regardless of:
(a) the validity of other aspects of the will; or
(b) the fact that the will may not be offered or admitted to probate until a later date.
(4) A person may change or cancel written directions prepared under this section at any time prior to the person's death by providing written notice to all applicable persons, including:
(a) if the written directions designate a funeral service establishment or funeral service director, the funeral service establishment or funeral service director designated in the written directions; and
(b) if the written directions are contained in a will, the personal representative as defined in Section 75-1-201.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 58. Occupations and Professions § 58-9-601. Advance directions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-58-occupations-and-professions/ut-code-sect-58-9-601/
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