Ernest Kersten Law Office - Fort Dodge, IA

I suggest nobody use this lawyer for anything, he is corrupt, he strong armed me, into giving up my sons ashes, to a lousy piece of crap/he actually admitted he was a friend of a Justin Goodno, a jerk that has plague me with calls, threatening me, and harassing me, my son committed suicide, while his girlfriend didn't even have common sense to search the house, my son was hanging for almost 3 days, before the cops found him, and now they employ a crooked lawyer to strong arm me into giving up, by using the common law marriage, card, which they cannot prove and the state of Iowa, concerning disposition of remains, is not vaild by a common law wife. this is wrong and not fair According to Iowa Code, the following is a summary of who has the right to control disposition, in order of authority: Designee or Alternate Designee- (if a valid Disposition Directive has been put into place). The surviving spouse of the deceased- if not legally separated (common-law marriage is not recognized as valid for final disposition). The surviving child or children of the deceased- each surviving adult child must sign the cremation authorization. Iowa Code allows for a majority, but Iowa Cremation has a policy that all children must be in agreement before cremation takes place. (Please note: the children do not have to sign in person; we can fax or email the form to them.) The surviving parents of the deceased- If both parents are living, each must sign the authorization. The surviving grandchild or grandchildren- Again, while Iowa Code allows for a simple majority, Iowa Cremation has a policy that all must be in agreement before cremation takes place. The surviving sibling or siblings (same conditions as noted above). The surviving grandparent or grandparents (same conditions as noted above).