I find it surprising- who leaves a deceased loved one lying in a morgue for over a month if one cares about that person- to me it says his so called loved ones did not care that much. Perhaps it has to do with the possibility (or so I read) that he left everything to his wife and nothing to his children---
Perhaps it means there is discussion about where and how best to honor their final wishes. That can take time.
The children probably want them to be together. Do his children have any say on what happens to Betsy?
and i'm wondering if it has anything to do with legal or finalization of the will first.
If there were problems with the will that would account for the bodies being left at the morgue this long, I think we would have heard about it by now.
There may have been some party contesting the wills, so this may need to be resolved prior to the release of the remains.
Perhaps Betsy left instructions in her will as to her wishes. If not, it would be up to her next of kin to make decisions as to the disposition of her remains. If no relative is able to make the decisions (IIRC, her mother may not be able to make the decisions due to Alzheimer's disease) then the court can appoint someone to make the decisions. But my guess is that Betsy would have addressed this issue in her will. From what we know of her will at this point, it sounds pretty thorough and I suspect her attorneys who drew up the will would have included that information on her behalf.
This is very common here in the UK as there is often a long delay between death and funeral. Not uncommon for there to be a wait of several weeks for a crematorium slot. It certainly doesn't mean that the family didn't care about the deceased.
Yes! Perhaps it's complicated and will take time to arrange. For all we know they could have chosen to be blasted into space, or turned into fireworks.
I don’t think this is unusual these days, especially when the death is sudden and unexpected. I’ve known of at least two families who decided to wait a few months to make final arrangements, both times because family and friends lived some distance away and details of the estate had to be settled.
This can be very true. My mother wants her ashes places in the roots of a small tree. Somethings just may take time.Yes! Perhaps it's complicated and will take time to arrange. For all we know they could have chosen to be blasted into space, or turned into fireworks.
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I knew it was reported that Leslie hadn't spoken to her father in a few months. It’s sad that she hadn't seen her father in a few years.I saw that the youngest daughter had talked by phone him several months ago, but I hadn't read anything on when she last saw him in person.
Gene Hackman Case: Actor’s 3 Kids Left Out of His Will
The contents of Gene Hackman’s will have been revealed following his February death, with his late wife Betsy Arakawa being named the sole beneficiary.
Leslie Anne Allen—one of three children the actor shared with first wife Faye Maltese—told Fox News Digital that she hadn't seen her father for "a few years" because she lived in California and he no longer traveled much, but they had "been in touch over the last couple of months."
“I loved him dearly,” she said. "He was a genuinely good-hearted person." And, Leslie said she knew him to be in good health, practicing yoga and pilates regularly.
