X-Message-Number: 8485 From: (Brent Allsop) Newsgroups: sci.cryonics Subject: Re: Hostile family members? Date: 18 Aug 1997 23:43:07 GMT Message-ID: <5tammb$> References: <5svepq$17q4$> <> Cryonauts, Thanks for the support and helpful comments from all. The specific problem I'm dealing with is I just showed my wife CryCare's "Relative's Affidavit" from <URL: http://www.cryocare.org/signup/relative.txt> and asked her what she thought about filling it out and signing it. She said she didn't want to have anything to do with it including signing any such document. Currently I have purchased a >$250K life insurance policy with my wife and family as the beneficiaries. I was hopping to be able to specify a cryonics company as the partial beneficiary of this policy but evidently my wife would not support this. I guess the legal question is, since I'm paying for the policy (my wife is a homemaker), do I have the right (both legally AND ETHICALLY!) to cut my wife out as a beneficiary against her will? And, would such an action specified by me be upheld in court once I am gone? Brian Wowk <> indicated: > Realistically, though, there is a lot a spouse can do to > interfere with your timely cryopreservation. Taking "control of > your remains" is actually a more difficult problem than the threat > to assets. This makes a lot of sense. I guess I'm really in the process of: first, communicating my will and then trying to find out who will support my will and who will not. And then trying to win the support of as many friends and family that might be around as I can get. Cryonics gives me great comfort in this iffy life. It's very ironic to have the most iffy part seem to be friends, family, and the law. "Paul Titze VK2THN [HACK.AU.]" <> commented: > My advice: Tell her either she agrees with your plans or you divorce :) If only things were this easy. If I do this will my 3 children be more or less likely to end up pro/anti cryonics? Despite our differences, I do love my wife. If I do leave her, will she be more or less likely to be pro/anti cryonics in the end? For me, being in heaven isn't worth near as much if I'm without my friends (and enemies!) Brian continued: > Your best bet for now is probably to bide your time and try to > understand and address the opposition. It's possible that > continuing technical developments in cryonics may cause it to be > perceived differently in ten years than it is today. Yes! Thanks for your confidence. I just hope I am successful enough, that I last long enough, and the required developments are achieved soon enough. I appreciate everyone's ideas about what to do until then. Brent Allsop Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=8485