C.R.S. § 15-19-107 Declaration of Disposition of Last Remains

• Library: Colorado Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 2023 Regular and 1st Extraordinary Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: C.R.S. § 15-19-107

(1) Form. The following statutory declaration of disposition of last remains is legally sufficient:

DECLARATION OF DISPOSITION OF LAST REMAINS

I, (name of declarant), being of sound mind and lawful age, hereby revoke all prior declarations concerning the disposition of my last remains and those provisions concerning disposition of my last remains found in a will, codicil, or power of attorney, and I declare and direct that after my death the following provisions be taken:

1. If permitted by law, my body shall be (initial ONE choice):

_______ Buried. I direct that my body be buried at __________ .

_______ Cremated. I direct that my cremated remains be disposed of as follows:

___________________________________________________________________ _ ________________________________________________ .

_______ Entombed. I direct that my body be entombed at ____ .

_______ Naturally reduced. I direct that my reduced remains be given final disposition as follows:

___________________________________________________________________ _ ________________________________________________ .

_______ Other. I direct that my body be disposed of as follows:

___________________________________________________________________ _ ________________________________________________ .

_______ Disposed of as (name of designee) shall decide in writing. If ________________________ is unwilling or unable to act, I nominate ________________________ as my alternate designee.

2. I request that the following ceremonial arrangements be made (initial desired choice or choices):

_______ I request ____________________________ (name of designee) make all arrangements for any ceremonies, consistent with my directions set forth in this declaration. If ________________________ is unwilling or unable to act, I nominate ______________________ as my alternate designee.

_______ Funeral. I request the following arrangements for my funeral:

___________________________________________________________________ _ ________________________________________________ .

_______ Memorial Service. I request the following arrangements for my memorial service:

___________________________________________________________________ _ ________________________________________________ .

3. Special instructions. In addition to the instructions above, I request (on the following lines you may make special requests regarding ceremonies or lack of ceremonies):

___________________________________________________________________ _ ________________________________________________ .