Burial plot for parents but daughter owner

Talulahbelle

When my father died, i accompanied my mother to funeral directors where a burial plot was purchased. It was space for 2-4 interments. My father buried first, then my mum would go on top when her time came. Thing is my mum put burial deeds in my name so that plot could be opened with my permission when her time came. 
What i need to know is; Is there a legal document that was possibly signed at plot purchase stating her name and right to be buried there, or did she just rely on me to do so. As deed owner; i had choice of her laid at rest with my dad or not; the say on who was buried there. She could have chosen my brother as owner but was i chosen because i 'as she told me' thats what an executor does. Was a legal document needed 

Bue21

if you own the plot you decide who is allowed to be buried there. My parents had a plot and when my father died it was transferred into my mothers and brother”s joint names. On my mothers death we were told by the cemetery’s office that my brother now had the sole rights on who can be interred there (not room for another burial now Mum’s ashes are there) himself. We didn’t add me to the deeds as it is unlikely anyone other than my brother will now want to be interred there in the future and, as the owner of the plot, he can be interred there without needing anyone else’s permission.
eta - we do have a deed to the grave but it doesn’t contain any details other than ownership and location details. I doubt there would be a document specifically stating your Mother can be buried/interred there unless you signed that at the time.

elsien

Is there  a backstory to this at all, because on the face of it you own the plot, she wants to be buried in it, just go ahead and do that.

Marcon

Talulahbelle said:

When my father died, i accompanied my mother to funeral directors where a burial plot was purchased. It was space for 2-4 interments. My father buried first, then my mum would go on top when her time came. Thing is my mum put burial deeds in my name so that plot could be opened with my permission when her time came. 
What i need to know is; Is there a legal document that was possibly signed at plot purchase stating her name and right to be buried there, or did she just rely on me to do so. As deed owner; i had choice of her laid at rest with my dad or not; the say on who was buried there. She could have chosen my brother as owner but was i chosen because i 'as she told me' thats what an executor does. Was a legal document needed 

What's the issue? If you have a formal document confirming you own the plot, that's all you need - but there seems to be something else worrying you...?

MobileSaver

Talulahbelle said:

Thing is my mum put burial deeds in my name so that plot could be opened with my permission when her time came. What i need to know is; Is there a legal document that was possibly signed at plot purchase stating her name and right to be buried there, or did she just rely on me to do so.

Well done mum, she's saved you a load of hassle. The legal document is the burial deed and as that is in your name it means that you get to say who can or cannot be buried in that plot - all you will probably need to do now is write a letter or sign a form confirming you give permission for your mum to be buried there.

I've been involved with a death where the burial plot was still in the name of a deceased person and that involved four beneficiaries having to sign renunciation forms, each independently witnessed by two other people, and then a solicitor witnessing and having to be paid for a Statutory Declaration to be made. So in all I think 14 people had to be involved and take action before the legal right to be buried was established and the funeral date could be confirmed.