When my father died theygave the ashes to my husband as he was "executor" no fuss at all has law/experience changed in the last 21 years or was ours unusual? Eliz,Melb ----- Original Message ----- From: <tcandr@ihug.com.au> To: <AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 11:49 AM Subject: [[AUS-CEM]] Re: [[AUS-CEM]] RE: Grave ownership > Donny > > There's 2 ways to look at that. As she is the current owner, then some > cemteries state that no ones permission is required to place her ashes there. > Alternatively, once your mum passes, then in their eyes, you are then the > owner, hence your permission is then required to place her ashes there. > > Charmaine > > At Toowong Cemetery in Brisbane, they only allow two bodies in most [not > > all] graves. We had understood that this meant that my Mum's wish to buried > > with them was impossible. > > > > I've since spoken to the Sexton, who said that we can inter the ashes of as > > many people as we like there, just no more bodies. He also told me that > > unless it's specified otherwise in a will, ownership generally goes to the > > eldest living child, and it's their permission that should be sought. > > > > So , that would be Mum now [she's still with us], and me when she passes > > away. > > > > My question is that, since she is the current 'owner', why would they need > > *my* permission to inter *her* ashes there? > > > > > > > > Donny [Dianne] > > > > http://au.geocities.com/donnyfay/ Henry Descendants > > http://au.geocities.com/diannefay/ Fensom Descendants > > > > > > > > > > ==== AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > > ================================================================== > > "Please "do not" post virus warnings to the list. > > ================================================================== > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > ================================================================== > Cemetery Records on line:- > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~batman/ > ================================================================== > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >