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    Nov 16, 2013, 08:22 AM
    Legal rights to cremains
    In my fathers will its states very clearly that he wants to be cremated and his ashed spread across the ocean--problem is that now two of the family children have decided that want part of the ashes, can they go against what the will states?
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    Nov 16, 2013, 08:36 AM
    I believe so. I believe that a decedent's wishes in this regard do not have the force of law. But it would be up to a judge to decide for sure based on local laws.
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    Nov 16, 2013, 09:20 AM
    Thank you Scott

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