22 CFR § 72.30 - Provisions in a will or advanced directive regarding disposition of remains.

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title: "22 CFR § 72.30 - Provisions in a will or advanced directive regarding disposition of remains."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "72.30"
section_name: "Provisions in a will or advanced directive regarding disposition of remains."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "PROTECTION AND WELFARE OF AMERICANS, THEIR PROPERTY AND ESTATES"
part_number: "72"
part_name: "DEATHS AND ESTATES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "22 U.S.C. 2715, 2715b, 2715c, 4196, 4197, 4198, 4199."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 8889, Feb. 28, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 72.30 Provisions in a will or advanced directive regarding disposition of remains.

United States state law regarding advance directives, deaths and estates include provisions regarding a person's right to direct disposition of remains. Host country law may or may not accept such directions, particularly if the surviving spouse/next-of-kin disagree with the wishes of the testator/affiant.