Cemetery Forms -Burial Plots & Handling of Final Remains - Cemetery Forms

Forms Cemetery Burial Plots

Petition to Set Aside Conveyance of Cemetery

This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.

Cemetery Forms - How to Handle Final Remains Burial Plots

A cemetery is a place or an area that is used to bury dead bodies or cremated remains. It is a place where the last rites of a deceased person are observed. Setting up of a cemetery entails the process of properly assigning an area of land for the purpose of burial of the dead.

Cemeteries are governed by state statutes and each state has their own legislation. Due to their inherent character, cemeteries are administered by specific statutes and are not governed by real property regulations. A majority of the states have recognized regulations that particularly apply to cemeteries or grave plots.

Pursuant to state statutes, a cemetery is a place intended to be used for interment or burial. The term cemetery embraces a graveyard, mausoleum or burial park. A mausoleum is a fire-resistant structure used for cremation. Apart from the actual graveyard adjoining places like paths and walk ways, grounds surrounding a cemetery are also considered as cemetery property. Statutes provide that a cemetery or a burial plot must be marked as a graveyard and distinguished from the adjacent land.

State statutes contemplate two types of cemeteries, public and private. A private cemetery is one which is used only by a family or a certain section of the public. A public cemetery is one that is established by a public authority for use by the public at large. Generally, public use and not ownership decides if a cemetery is public or private. So, a private burial ground may be deemed a public graveyard if it is open to the use of the public for cremation.

State cemetery laws also govern dedication and selling of cemetery plots. In the majority of the states, selling cemetery plots is similar to selling any other property. A land owner may dedicate his/her property to the public as cemetery plot. The dedication of property as cemetery plots may be made by an agreement in writing.

Most jurisdictions have funeral homes that offer funeral or burial services for the dead and their loved ones. The services offered by these funeral homes include funeral planning and organizing funeral services according to the requirements of families and the dead. A funeral home can help you make efficient decisions while making a funeral plan for yourself or for a loved one. A funeral home also assists with essential paperwork, permits, and other funeral arrangements.