Rule 25 Payment of funeral expensesI1
England and Wales
This rule applies where a person who is entitled to a fund in court and subject to an order of the Court of Protection dies.
The Accountant General shall make a payment from the fund in court of the deceased to a funeral director in respect of reasonable funeral expenses if F1provided with either—
a funeral invoice; and
a written request from—
an executor of the deceased’s estate; or
if the deceased died intestate, the person who arranged the funeral; or
where rule 22A(1) applies—
an electronic copy of the funeral invoice; and
an electronic request from—
an executor of the deceased’s estate; or
if the deceased died intestate, the person who arranged the funeral.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in rule 25(2) substituted (27.10.2023) by The Court Funds (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/987), rules 1(1), 17