N.J.S.A. 45:7-65.4 — Placement of remains in coffin, casket or other container of more than one deceased person; exception.

45:7-65.4. Placement of remains in coffin, casket or other container of more than one deceased person; exception. 1. It shall be unlawful for a practitioner of mortuary and embalming science or practitioner of mortuary science to place the remains of more than one deceased person or stillborn infant in a coffin, casket, or other container for the purpose of interment, unless other written directions have been given by the decedent or a court of competent jurisdiction, or the relative or relatives of the decedent in the following order: (1) Surviving spouse; (2) A majority of surviving children of the decedent or the surviving child if one; (3) The surviving parent or parents of the decedent; (4) A majority of the brothers and sisters of the decedent if no child or parent is living; or (5) Other next of kin according to the degree of consanguinity. L.1979, c. 201, s. 1, eff. Sept. 20, 1979; amended 2025, c.52, s.17.

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