While holding that a dead woman’s children would generally have priority in determining where she is to be buried, a judge said state law also provides recourse for others to argue in court that they believe the deceased had different interment preferences.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arlene Bluth set an Oct. 19 hearing to figure out what Frieda Mandelbaum Leszkowitz’s wishes were for her burial.

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