6 Mar 2023
EST OF FITZGERALD: Fitzgerald v Smith [2023] NZHC 405
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 405
- Court
- High Court
The executors have the right to custody and possession of the deceased's ashes for the purpose of disposition; ashes are equivalent to bodily remains and the Cremation Regulations do not override the established common law rule in Takamore that vests that right and duty in personal representatives.