AB984,8,621 I hereby designate .... (print name, address, and telephone number) to be my
22final disposition agent for the purpose of complying with or otherwise carrying out,
23in my behalf, the decisions or preferences concerning the disposition that is to be

1made of my body after death that are expressed in this document. If he or she is ever
2unable or unwilling to do so, I hereby designate .... (print name, address, and
3telephone number) to be my alternate final disposition agent for the purpose of
4complying with or otherwise carrying out, in my behalf, the decisions or preferences
5concerning the disposition that is to be made of my body after death that are
6expressed in this document.
General statement of authority granted
AB984,8,77 Upon my death,
AB984,8,108 .... I authorize my final disposition agent to make all decisions concerning the
9disposition that is to be made of my body after death, unless the decisions exceed
10available resources from my estate.
AB984,8,1612 .... I authorize my final disposition agent to comply with or otherwise carry out
13my following decisions or preferences concerning the disposition that is to be made
14of my body after death, unless the decisions or preferences that I express exceed
15available resources from my estate or there is no realistic possibility of compliance
16with the decisions or desires:
AB984,8,1717 1. Arrangements for a viewing .... (print decisions and preferences).
AB984,8,1918 2. Funeral ceremony, memorial service, graveside service, or other last rite ....
19(print decisions and preferences).
AB984,8,2120 3. Burial, cremation and burial or other disposition, or donation of my body
21after death .... (print decisions and preferences).
AB984,8,2322 4. Any additional desires, special provisions, or limitations .... (print decisions
23and preferences).

OR
AB984,9,61 .... Although I do not wish to authorize a specific final disposition agent to
2comply with or otherwise carry out my decisions and preferences concerning the
3disposition that is to be made of my body after death, the following are my decisions
4and preferences, unless the decisions or preferences that I express exceed available
5resources from my estate or there is no realistic possibility of compliance with the
6decisions or desires:
AB984,9,77 1. Arrangements for a viewing .... (print decisions and preferences).
AB984,9,98 2. Funeral ceremony, memorial service, graveside service, or other last rite ....
9(print decisions and preferences).
AB984,9,1110 3. Burial, cremation and burial or other disposition, or donation of my body
11after death .... (print decisions and preferences).
AB984,9,1312 4. Any additional desires, special provisions, or limitations .... (print decisions
13and preferences).
AB984,9,14 14(The declarant and the witnesses must sign the document at the same time.)
Signature of declarant
(Person creating the declaration of final disposition)
AB984,9,1515 Signature............................................................Date...........................................
AB984,9,1716 (The signing of this document by the declarant revokes all previous
17declarations of final disposition.)
Statement of witnesses
AB984,9,2018 I know the declarant personally and I believe him or her to be of sound mind
19and at least 18 years of age. I believe that his or her execution of this declaration of
20final disposition is voluntary. I am at least 18 years of age.
AB984,9,2121 Witness No. l:
AB984,9,2222 (print) Name.................................................Date.................................................
AB984,10,1
1Address..................................................................................................................
AB984,10,22 Signature...............................................................................................................
AB984,10,33 Witness No. 2:
AB984,10,44 (print) Name....................................................Date..............................................
AB984,10,55 Address..................................................................................................................
AB984,10,66 Signature...............................................................................................................
Statement of final disposition agent and alternate final disposition agent
AB984,10,107 I understand that .... (name of declarant) has designated me to be his or her final
8disposition agent or alternate final disposition agent after his or her death. .... (name
9of declarant) has discussed his or her decisions and preferences regarding final
10disposition with me.
AB984,10,1111 Agent's signature...................................................................................................
AB984,10,1212 Alternate's signature............................................................................................
Anatomical gifts (Optional)
AB984,10,1313 Upon my death:
AB984,10,1614 .... I wish to donate only the following organs or
15parts:..............................................................................................................................
16(specify the organs or parts).
AB984,10,1717 .... I wish to donate any needed organ or part.
AB984,10,1818 .... I wish to donate my body for anatomical study if needed.
AB984,10,2119 .... I refuse to make an anatomical gift. (If this revokes a prior commitment that
20I have made to make an anatomical gift to a designated donee, I will attempt to notify
21the donee to which or to whom I agreed to donate.)
AB984,10,2322 Failing to check any of the lines immediately above creates no presumption
23about my desire to make or refuse to make an anatomical gift.
AB984,11,1
1Signature...............................................................................................................
AB984,11,22 Date........................................................................................................................
AB984,11,10 3154.36 Anatomical gift. A declarant may, if the requirements of s. 157.06 (2)
4are met, make, or refuse to make, an anatomical gift in a declaration of final
5disposition. An anatomical gift that is made in a declaration of final disposition
6supercedes a prior, conflicting, unrevoked anatomical gift or a prior, unrevoked
7refusal to make an anatomical gift made by the declarant under s. 157.06 (2). A
8refusal to make an anatomical gift that is made in a declaration of final disposition
9supercedes a prior, conflicting, unrevoked anatomical gift made by the declarant
10under s. 157.06 (2).
AB984,11,14 11154.38 Reports of death, autopsies, inquests. This subchapter is subject
12to the powers and duties of coroners, medical examiners, and other physicians
13licensed to perform autopsies with respect to the reporting of certain deaths,
14performance of autopsies, and inquests under ch. 979.
AB984,11,16 15154.40 Revocation of declaration. A declarant may revoke a declaration of
16final disposition at any time by any of the following methods:
AB984,11,20 17(1) Canceling, defacing, obliterating, burning, tearing, or otherwise destroying
18the declaration of final disposition or directing some other person to cancel, deface,
19obliterate, burn, tear, or otherwise destroy the declaration of final disposition in the
20presence of the declarant.
AB984,11,22 21(2) Revoking in writing the declaration of final disposition. The declarant shall
22sign and date any written revocation under this subsection.
AB984,11,23 23(3) Executing a subsequent declaration of final disposition.
AB984,12,3
1154.42 Immunities. (1) No funeral director, cemetery, crematory authority,
2final disposition agent, or alternate final disposition agent may be held civilly or
3criminally liable, or charged with unprofessional conduct, for any of the following:
AB984,12,54 (a) Complying with or otherwise carrying out, in good faith, the decisions or
5preferences expressed in a declaration of final disposition.
AB984,12,76 (b) Failing to act upon a revocation of a declaration of final disposition unless
7the person or facility has actual knowledge of the revocation.
AB984,12,11 8(2) No individual who acts in good faith as a witness to a declaration of final
9disposition under this subchapter may be held civilly or criminally liable for
10complying with or otherwise carrying out the decisions or preferences expressed in
11the declaration.
AB984,12,15 12154.44 Penalties. (1) Any person who intentionally conceals, cancels,
13defaces, obliterates, or damages the declaration of final disposition of another
14without the declarant's consent may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not
15more than 30 days or both.
AB984,12,20 16(2) Any person who knowingly disposes of a body in a manner that is
17inconsistent with a declaration, unless the decisions or preferences expressed by the
18declarant exceed available resources from the declarant's estate or if there is no
19realistic possibility of compliance with the decisions or preferences, may be fined not
20more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both.
AB984,12,2121 (End)
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