Re JS (A Child) (Disposal of Body: Prospective Orders)

Abstract

Children – Orders with respect to children – Arrangements after death – 14-year-old child terminally ill with cancer – Legally unable to make a will – Desiring cryo-preservation of body after death – Desiring that estranged father not see her body – Estranged father disagreeing with daughter’s wishes – Mother supporting daughter’s wishes – National Health Service trust agreeing to allow team of cryonics volunteers immediate access to body at time of death – Whether court to order mother to be solely responsible for arrangements after daughter’s death – Whether daughter’s wishes to be adhered to – Senior Courts Act 1981, s 116(1)