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===Are the deceased’s wishes binding?===
{{PLSExampleboxOmbox| type = | image = [[File:Headshot_-_A_Death_in_Your_Family_-_Mavis_-_2017-03-16.jpg|link=]]| style = width: {{{width|50%}}}; background:#ffffff; border:1px solid black; right| textstyle = font-size:100% | text = <div>"In her will, Mavis our mom asked that her cremated remains be scattered over a local pond. Her children My siblings and I wanted to bury Mavis’ mom's ashes beside her husbandour dad, who died two years before. But by law, because Mavis mom had set out a preference in her will, and it wasn’t unreasonable or impracticable, those wishes had to be honoured. After the funeral service, the children we gathered to scatter Mavis’ mom's ashes over the pond, as she had wished. " <br>- Mavis, Kelowna</div>}}
Where a will or “'''preneed cemetery or funeral services contract'''” sets out the deceased’s wishes for burial or cremation, those wishes are binding on the person arranging the funeral. The exception is if the wishes are unreasonable or impracticable or cause hardship.