KRS 367.93121: Action to contest or determine validity of declaration, cremation

authorization form, or disqualification from control over disposition of

remains -- Resolution of conflict.

An action to contest or determine the validity of any declaratio n made under KRS

367.93101 to 367.93121 or cremation authorization form, or to resolve a conflict between

an executed cremation authorization form and the person or persons authorized in KRS

367.93117 regarding cremation, or to contest a disqualification p ursuant to KRS

367.93117(2), shall be:

(1) Brought in the District Court of the county of the decedent's residence or the county

in which the funeral home or the crematory is located;

(2) Expedited on the docket of the court as a matter requiring priority; and

(3) Accompanied by a bond, cash deposit, or other surety sufficient to guarantee that

the entity holding the declarant's remains is compensated for the safekeeping

charges incurred while the action is pending.