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- Decedent's full legal name
- Decedent's date of birth
- Decedent's date of death
- Decedent's approximate weight
- The first and last name and email address of each legal next of kin
Next of kin refers to the decedent's closest living relatives in the order recognized by Florida law as the legally authorized person to direct disposition of the remains. This is typically the surviving spouse first, then the adult children, then the parents, then the adult siblings, and so on. These individuals have the legal right and responsibility to authorize cremation when the decedent has not left written instructions.
Next of kin refers to the decedent's closest living relatives in the order recognized by Florida law as the legally authorized person to direct disposition of the remains. This is typically the surviving spouse first, then the adult children, then the parents, then the adult siblings, and so on. These individuals have the legal right and responsibility to authorize cremation when the decedent has not left written instructions.