X-Message-Number: 20583 Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 15:44:46 -0800 (PST) From: Driven FromThePack <> Subject: re: ted williams legal analysis James wrote: > From: Driven FromThePack <> >> Subject: legal aspects of Ted Williams case >> >> The following is an interesting discussion of some >of >> the legal aspects of the Ted Williams case: >> >> http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:->>aAWCEy7TQ8C:www.bovelaw.com/archive/MLW%2520Property%>>2520Rights%2520in%2520a%2520Dead%2520Body.pdf+%>>22ted+williams%22+neuro&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 >> >I read this and wanted to save it for the legal >information contained within. I soon found it was not >highlight capable and therefore not directly copy and >paste capable. this Bove might be somewhat anti-cryonics, I think, or at least it seemed for my cursory look at the article. Here is an excerpt from a newspaper story where he seems to favor the rights of barbara ferrell: "The will could not have been clearer. ''I direct that my remains be cremated and my ashes sprinkled at sea off the coast of Florida where the water is very deep,'' Ted Williams wrote in the Dec. 20, 1996, document. But instead, the Hall of Famer's body hangs in a liquid nitrogen tank in an Arizona cryonics facility, reflecting a decision that two of his three children say he made after the will was filed. Now, legal experts say that supporters of the cryonics decision must produce written documentation that Williams wanted to be frozen if they hope to keep him that way. Under Florida law, they say, only a signed document can trump a valid will. Oral promises alone mean nothing. However, the unprecedented celebrity estate case already showcases one important principle of estate battles: Wills are not necessarily the last word. ''There is no statute that says your body will be disposed of as you dictate in your will,'' said Alexander Bove, a Boston attorney and author of ''The Complete Guide to Wills, Estates and Trusts. ''The fact that when you request to be cremated the court will probably allow those wishes to be carried out is out of respect, but not out of a legal obligation.'' ... Even though the will eliminated Bobby-Jo Williams Ferrell, Williams's eldest daughter from his first marriage, from his inheritance, she still would have a right to speak in court about what she thinks should be done with her father's remains, Bove said." More here: http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:u5M_jF3273EC:www.boston.com/sports/redsox/williams/july_17/Will_can_be_start_of_legal_wrangling_observers_assert%2B.shtml+bove+cryonics&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 Also here is the pdf version of the Bove legal analysis: www.bovelaw.com/archive/ MLW%20Property%20Rights%20in%20a%20Dead%20Body.pdf __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20583