Legal Question in Elder Law in California

Re: Burial Wishes

There is no document that can mandate burial wishes. Your grandmother can make her wishes known through an extra provision in the advance health care directive. Though this is not common or legally binding.

Her best bet is to pre-pay for her funeral or burial expenses now and that will ensure the greatest chance that her wishes will be completed.

The other thing your grandmother can do is prepare a letter of burial instructions to her loved ones -- and when she passes away, she can only trust that her loved ones will honor her wishes.

I hope this helps.