Advisor.ca quotes Toronto lawyer Demetre Vasilounis in an article on the executor’s role.
And it’s a criminal offense to neglect a lawful duty to properly care for a dead body, said Demetre Vasilounis, an estate lawyer with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP in Toronto.
He said an executor’s duties under common law as it pertains to funeral arrangements can be classified under four categories.