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Home→Tags Decedent’s remains

Tag Archives: Decedent’s remains

Burial Arrangements in Unprobated Will

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Daniel EvansApril 13, 2025

The Orphans’ Court had jurisdiction to determine the disposition of the decedent’s remains in accordance with the will of the decedent even though the will had not yet been admitted to probate. The Philadelphia Orphans’ Court did not abuse its … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Decedent's remains, Domicile

Emergency Injunction Against Funeral and Burial Denied

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Daniel EvansDecember 22, 2024

Petition for temporary injunction against the funeral and burial of the decedent’s father was denied for lack of jurisdiction when the decedent did not reside in Pennsylvania and was to be buried in another county, the only connection to Montgomery … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Decedent's remains, Injunction, Jurisdiction

Disposition of Wife’s Ashes with Husband’s

Although the two children of the decedent had different claims about their mother’s wishes for the disposition of her cremated remains, they both testified that she wished her ashes to be disposed of along with the ashes of her deceased … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Decedent's remains

New Anatomical Gift Legislation (Act 90)

S.B. 180 was signed into law by Governor Wolf on October 23, 2018, becoming Act 90 of 2018. The act makes a number of changes  to the disposition of decedent’s remains and makes extensive changes to Chapter 86, on anatomical … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Statutes | Tagged Anatomical gifts, Decedent's remains

New Proposed Changes to PEF Code

The Advisory Committee on Decedents’ Estates Laws of the Joint State Government Commission has released a new report recommending changes to the Probate, Estates and Fiduciary Code (Title 20 Pa.C.S.) and Title 20 Pa.C.S. (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations). Proposed changes … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Decedent's remains, Digital assets, Endowment funds, Uniform Transfer to Minors Act

Reinterment Allowed if No Wrongful Death Action Filed

Husband of decedent was allowed to disinter and reinter the remains of his deceased wife over the objections of the executor of her estate, but only if a wrongful death action was not filed within the statute of limitations or, … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Decedent's remains, Disinterment of remains

Second Disinterment Denied

After second wife of decedent had the remains of her late husband disinterred from his original grave and reburied at a different cemetery, the petition of the decedent’s children to have their father disinterred a second time and reburied in … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Decedent's remains, Disinterment of remains

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