Lissma t1_je76wki wrote on March 29, 2023 at 10:15 PM

Reply to comment by CptnAlex in My mom wants a “Viking Funeral” here in Maine. How can I set that up? by Mildly_maria

Tree pod burials are one of the several bills for alternate methods of disposition that will have a public hearing in the legislature tomorrow. The hearings start at 2.

CptnAlex t1_je782dn wrote on March 29, 2023 at 10:23 PM

Thanks

raynedanser t1_je7dcgs wrote on March 29, 2023 at 11:02 PM

Thanks for beating me to it! :) We need more alternatives, especially as green burials gain in popularity.

Lissma t1_je7es8v wrote on March 29, 2023 at 11:13 PM

I'm rooting for natural organic reduction to pass

raynedanser t1_je7fvlf wrote on March 29, 2023 at 11:21 PM

Me too!

dedoubt t1_je8h8zt wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:21 AM

>We need more alternatives

Having a family burial plot on private property opens things up to some degree.

raynedanser t1_je98ztp wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:27 AM

It does. There's still the formalities and paperwork, but it does help. The problem is ... What happens if the family sells or loses the property?

GeeJimmy t1_je9k8jt wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:26 PM

Family members will always have access to a properly-recorded family burying ground. https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/13/title13sec1142.html

dedoubt t1_je9pnmj wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:11 PM

As someone else commented, the family will always have access to the plot. Of course it could make selling the property more difficult, because the buyer cannot use or develop the burial area, and they have to allow family access to the graves permanently. The burial plot can't be more than 1/4 acre, so it's probably not that big of a deal in most cases.