Who owns cremated remains: case comes to court in the US One of the common questions that we are asked is: who owns ashes? Looking at various statutes, we are of the opinion it that no one can, in the same way as you can’t ‘own’ a person or a body. So we are […]
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Ownership of cremation ashes in the United States
Since I start the blog I have repeatedly been asked who has ownership or rites over the cremated ashes (cremains) and whilst I cannot definitely give answer to those of you living in the UK I have got a pretty good answer for you for those living over in the United States. Using the […]
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Law in the US about controling a murder victims remains: who owns ashes Part III
It looks like a law is to be passed in the USA that will prevent murders who killed their spouses from controlling their remains. Well you may think that is not an ordinary occurrence, so why would the legislators spend their time on such matters? Well I suppose there are two reasons; firstly it […]
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Who owns Cremation Ashes? What are my rights?
Who owns cremated ashes? Who owns cremation ashes: You can’t own them You can’t own them because the law says they are the same as the person or a body and person can’t be owned. Who has the right to possess cremation ashes? The right to possess the ashes is likely to be “the executor*, or […]
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