{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-413.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 3-413.01","heading":"Disputes.","body":"Disputes concerning the rights to the control or the disposition of the remains of a deceased person shall be resolved by a court of competent jurisdiction. In resolving a dispute, the court shall consider the following factors:\n\n(1)\nThe reasonableness, practicality, and resources available for payment for the proposed arrangements and final disposition;\n\n(2)\nThe degree of the personal relationship between the decedent and each of the persons in the same degree of relationship to the decedent;\n\n(3)\nThe expressed wishes and directions of the decedent and the extent to which the decedent has provided resources for the purpose of carrying out those wishes or directions; and\n\n(4)\nThe degree to which the arrangements and final disposition will allow for participation by all who wish to pay respect to the decedent.","path":["Title 3. District of Columbia Boards and Commissions.","Chapter 4. Board of Funeral Directors."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/3-413.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c8172df89ea38df8d501536c5cc4e7a19b33e485883220e26587b852755ba80b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-413","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-414"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}