No offense intended, but what ever happened to small family plots on the home property? What if the family refuses to buy a casket? What does the government do?We cant pay for cremation or a funeral home, and its really not important to us ,either.If someone dies, who do you notify - and then what are all the options?
2006-11-01 23:47:54 · 23 answers · asked by sunshine.today 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Maybe in some place but not New York.
2006-11-01 23:55:43 · answer #1 · answered by It's Me! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot bury someone in your yard. The body must be disposed of according to state & local laws. When a person dies you contact the county coroner. He/she must complete a death certificate showing the cause of death. What happens next is really up to you and the local authorities. If nobody claims the body, I believe that the State will bury it in a state owned plot. Some may now perform a cremation. The person should be eligible for the social security "death benefit" which is a very small amount ($600 I think) which could help pay for the minimal service. Cremation is fairly inexpensive and you don't ever need to claim the remains. Again, it is all going to come down to local laws and what resources are available in your area. Talk with the County coroner, funeral home (consultation is free), and hospital staff.
2006-11-01 23:54:36 · answer #2 · answered by troythom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greetings!
There was a time when this could be done. The burial still may be possible depending on where the yard is. (for example on a farm)
Most municipalities have laws under the Health statue, (you may want to contact your county health dept.) which govern the death and burial of humans.
You may if he died at home and had no family Doctor to sign the Death Certificate, have to forgo an autopsy.
You could lay him out in the house, but would first need a Health Dept. inspection, before and after the wake.
So the real place to begin is your county Health Dept.
This is but another of the sad things that can happen in a country so rich and so full of itself, that it does not afford a human being some of the most basic dignities of life, which death is part of.
Good Luck
Peace
2006-11-01 23:54:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here they won't let u use anything less then a simple pine box, but if u stand firm on what u want they will cremate the body in one that u supply them, this in the cheapest way. U do what u want with the box of ashes they give U. It very important the have a will & state this in it, to lessin the cost on family. Usaully all the cost comes from the persons assets when they die, if on goverment aisstance when died, they offer a small amount to help cover the cost.
2006-11-02 00:02:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-23 16:04:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are laws preventing the improper disposal of human remains. It may in part be a way for the funeral industry to make money, but there are important reasons to require a doctor to certify a death and the cause of death, to have a medical examiner sign off on an unexpected death or one that happens to a person not under a doctor's care for a life-threatening condition. The most important one is that no human death should go unnoticed, and the second is that families not be able to hide murders, death by abuse, or communicable fatal diseases.
2006-11-01 23:55:12 · answer #6 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow,sure hope my family cares a little more about me then you obviously do for your family member.That is just sad.Everyone has the right to a proper burial,whether it is the traditional burial or cremation.Wonder what the people who buy that house in the future would do if they were doing some building and came across a human skeleton buried in their back yard.
2006-11-02 01:23:11 · answer #7 · answered by stellablue1959 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have to designate 1 acre of land and file it with the court house as a family cemetary. It has to be fenced in. I have one in my back yard. Check the Chancery Clerks office for info. Contact the coroner to write the death certificate. Build a pine box. Say a prayer.
2006-11-01 23:56:33 · answer #8 · answered by Judy C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not without permission from the Department of Health
2006-11-01 23:49:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is what I do not get. You are allowed to bury pets in the back yard. Hell you can even bury a cow or horse.
2006-11-02 00:05:02 · answer #10 · answered by Reported for insulting my belief 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The laws will vary with the city, county and state.
It is a health dept area though.
But mark their grave, and be respectful of the dead.
2006-11-01 23:55:16 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋