CosmicJackalop t1_je70nly wrote on March 29, 2023 at 9:31 PM

While it may not be legal to do the cremation in the open. You could cremate her, put the ashes in a wooden bowl on a wooden raft, and burn that out on bumfuck lake where no one will know.

tesaril t1_je7oqgf wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:28 AM

They really gonna press charges on a guy taking care of his mother's wishes? Not in Maine. Do it and act more stupid than usual. Judge will roll his eyes. Shake his boney finger. Give you a VERY STERN warning, and a $250 fine.

Great. Whatever, Judge. ( Ps, don't say that aloud....)

mattsffrd t1_je7w6gm wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:23 AM

Ask for forgiveness, not permission

Arkitakama t1_je8kqkb wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:57 AM

$250 is a small price to pay when it comes to honoring the deceased.

slothscantswim t1_jea389z wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:53 PM

Improper disposal of human remains is a pretty serious charge in most states, not sure about here, but I would definitely speak to a lawyer about this if I were OP.

mugwhyrt t1_jea5hoo wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:09 PM

Not to mention that I doubt it's going to be easy to play dumb if investigators see this post

slothscantswim t1_jea7xy5 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:27 PM

I’m not sure the investigation would go that far, but I wouldn’t leave it to chance.

tesaril t1_je7obis wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:25 AM

That's the spirit!

M7BSVNER7s t1_jeb62od wrote on March 30, 2023 at 7:06 PM

Before I saw the suggestions to burn the already cremated ashes instead of the whole body, I was expecting a follow up post in a few weeks asking "I found a partially burnt body while out fishing, who do I call?"