Cremation? Burial? Who Makes the Call?

Do you want to be buried?  Where?  Have you already paid for a burial plan?  Do you want to be cremated?  Do you want your ashes buried in a specific place?  Kept?  Scattered?  Or do you want your body donated to science? There is a lot that you can say about what happens to your […]

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Estate Planning = Control

We have all heard the “Serenity Prayer”:  “O God, give us the serenity to accept what cannot be changed, the courage to change what can be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference.” No one can look into a crystal ball and know what the future holds, but that doesn’t mean we’re powerless to […]

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Another Clever Idea for Ashes

The Bios Urn is a clever idea that is currently available out of Europe.  I’m sure that it will catch on in the US, at least in Oregon.  You select a tree variety or other plant and mix it with soil from the area in which it will be planted.  As the tree grows, its […]

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Diamonds Are Forever

Over my years as an estate planning lawyer, I’ve heard many individuals express creative wishes as to the disposition of their remains.  If someone decides that they wish to be cremated, naturally, the next question is what they want to happen with the ashes – the “cremains”.   Should they be kept in an urn, buried, […]

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