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PhoenixSerenity<p>Some <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> provinces have recorded a rise in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/unclaimed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unclaimed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/dead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dead</span></a> bodies in the past few years, with next of kin citing <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/funeral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funeral</span></a> costs as a growing reason for not collecting loved ones’ remains.</p><p>This has prompted at least one province to build a new storage facility, while demand for <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MemorialFundraisers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MemorialFundraisers</span></a> surged.</p><p>The overall cost of a funeral in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> at the top end has increased to about US$8,800 from about US$6,000 in 1998, industry trade group estimates showed.</p><p><a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2024/05/20/2003818139" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">taipeitimes.com/News/world/arc</span><span class="invisible">hives/2024/05/20/2003818139</span></a></p>
CodieneC<p>It's not rocket science <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/nfpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nfpoli</span></a> - change the law, allow for cremation of unclaimed bodies after a certain time limit. For the unidentified, take DNA sample/picture prior to cremation keep on record. Much easier to store cremains than bodies.</p><p>"Current laws don't fully cover death by natural causes or lay out who has the authority to dispose of bodies. <br>There are also no potter's fields — or common graves —" <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/unclaimed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unclaimed</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/health-sciences-centre-cold-storage-bodies-1.7132964" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundlan</span><span class="invisible">d-labrador/health-sciences-centre-cold-storage-bodies-1.7132964</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Queer</span></a> Person’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>family</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Kerala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kerala</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/refuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refuses</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/receive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>receive</span></a> his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/body" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>body</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/partner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>partner</span></a> goes to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HC</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Manu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Manu</span></a> was declared <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dead</span></a> on February 4, but with his own <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>family</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/refusing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refusing</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/collect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collect</span></a> his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/body" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>body</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Indian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> not <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/recognising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recognising</span></a> his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/partner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>partner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Jebin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jebin</span></a> as a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/heir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heir</span></a>, Manu’s body has remained <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/unclaimed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unclaimed</span></a> for nearly two days. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Family</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Relationships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/kerala-queer-persons-family-refuses-to-receive-his-body-partner-goes-to-hc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenewsminute.com/kerala/keral</span><span 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Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Unclaimed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unclaimed</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Property" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Property</span></a> Day: How to Check if Your State Has Your <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnclaimedProperty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnclaimedProperty</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/unclaimed-property-day-how-to-check-if-your-state-has-your-unclaimed-property/#ftag=CADf328eec" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnet.com/personal-finance/uncl</span><span class="invisible">aimed-property-day-how-to-check-if-your-state-has-your-unclaimed-property/#ftag=CADf328eec</span></a> </p><p>More than $4 billion is recovered each year. And the average claim amount is over $2,000. Here's how to check if your state has unclaimed property of yours.</p>