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 > >