In Ecuador, Article 20th of the Regulation of Funeral Services Facilities and Corpse Management published in the Public Registry, article 226, on April 20th, 2018, establishes the legal procedure for a person’s remains to be handled after their passing. 

The client must sign an affidavit of their wishes, in accordance with the Ecuadorian Notary Law, before a public notary. If the petitioner is not fluent in Spanish an interpreter must be nominated to sign along with the principal.

Funeral homes in Ecuador are regulated by Art. 25 and 26 of the Regulations for Funeral Facilities and Corpse Management, published by the Official Registry number 226 on April 20TH, 2018. Which ensures your decision will be respected.

To sign an affidavit for remains you need your cedula or passport. Documents such as a driver’s license or other identification documents are not valid to sign a legal document.

Once you sign in the affidavit for your final remains at the notary office, the document may be delivered to the funeral home of choice for the proper treatment of your remains or you can give the document to someone you trust, and at the time of your death, this person will deliver the document and your will goes into effect.

No, the affidavit for your remains enforces your will, and by law, the family must respect your last wishes.

Any person may hold your affidavit of remains. It can be a friend, the funeral home or a family member.

Yes. You have the right to revoke the last affidavit for remains you have signed and sign a new one, at any time you desire.