The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 18 : Health
Chapter 107 : Deaths, Burials, Autopsies
Subchapter 003 : Rights of Family Members, Other Interested Persons, Funeral Directors, and Operators of Disposition Facilities
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 5229)-
§ 5229. Cost of disposition
The cost for the disposition of remains and funeral goods or services shall be borne by the decedent’s estate, subject to the limits for insolvent estates imposed by 14 V.S.A. § 1205, or by any individual who agrees to pay the costs. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to require a funeral director or disposition facility operator to provide goods or services for which there is no payment. (Added 2007, No. 56, § 1; amended 2021, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. January 1, 2023.)
