Iowa Statutes
§ 144C.3 — Declaration — designee
Iowa § 144C.3
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Iowa Code § 144C.3 (2026).
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1.A declaration shall name a designee who shall have the sole responsibility and
discretion for making decisions concerning the final disposition of the declarant’s remains
and the ceremonies planned after the declarant’s death. A declaration may name one
or more alternate designees and may include contact information for the designees and
alternate designees.
2.A declaration shall not include directives for final disposition of the declarant’s remains
and shall not include arrangements for ceremonies planned after the declarant’s death.
3.A designee, an alternate designee, and a third party shall act in good faith and in a
manner that is reasonable under the circumstances.
4.A funeral director, an attorney, or any agent, owner, or employee of a funeral
establishment, cremation establi
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Related
In the Matter of the Estate of Mary Florence Whalen, Michael Whalen
827 N.W.2d 184 (Supreme Court of Iowa, 2013)
Nearby Sections
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§ 144C.1
Short title§ 144C.10
Effect of declaration§ 144C.11
Practice of mortuary science§ 144C.2
Definitions§ 144C.3
Declaration — designee§ 144C.4
Reliance — immunities§ 144C.7
Revocation of declaration§ 144C.9
Interstate effect of declarationCite This Page — Counsel Stack
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