QUESTION
Does the executor of an estate have legal rights to the deceased remains?
Asked on May 12th, 2021 on Estate Planning - Indiana
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Currently my mother's remains are to be mailed to my step-father but I am the executor of her estate and want them to come to me. Do I have legal rights to mandate that this happen?
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Priority turns on family relationship with the executor generally able to claim only if no one else does. Your stepfather, as the surviving spouse, may have priority but he may also agree to share the ashes with you or to provide that they will go to you after he dies.
Answered on May 13th, 2021 at 5:37 AM
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