Bexar County, TX · Bexar County
Authorization to Handle Funeral Arrangements
This authorization lets a person identified as legal next of kin designate someone to handle funeral arrangements for a deceased person.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Bexar County · Bexar County, Bexar County, Texas
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- bexar.org
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
- JSON record · about the forms index
What this form is
The form authorizes a named person to handle funeral arrangements for a deceased person and includes an agreement releasing the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office from liability related to that authorization. It asks for the signer’s name and relationship to the decedent, the decedent’s name, the authorized person’s name, and signature and contact details for the signer and witness.
Who needs it
A person identifying as the deceased person’s legal next of kin can use this form to authorize someone else to handle funeral arrangements.
How to submit it
Submit it to the county office named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.
About notarization
This authorization is signed and witnessed without a notary; the signer and witness each provide a signature, date, address, and phone number.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Form
Download the Authorization to Handle Funeral Arrangements form.
- 2
Complete the Authorization
Fill in the signer’s name and relationship to the decedent, the decedent’s name, and the person authorized to handle arrangements.
- 3
Sign and Witness
The signer and witness complete their signature, date, address, and phone information.
- 4
Submit to the County
Submit the completed form to the county office named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the funeral arrangements authorization do?
- It lets the person identifying as legal next of kin authorize someone else to handle funeral arrangements for the deceased person and includes a release of liability for the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.
- What information does the form ask for?
- It asks for the signer’s name and relationship to the decedent, the decedent’s name, the authorized person’s name, and signature, date, address, and phone information for the signer and witness.
- Do I need a notary for the funeral arrangements authorization?
- No. The document has signature and date lines for the signer and witness, but no notary block; the signer and witness provide their details.
- How do I submit the funeral arrangements authorization?
- Submit it to the county office named on the form. Check the county website for current contact details.