13 Year old gir declared brain dead has now officially died

[Lorelei Lee]

Gofundme funds are not taxable income. Donations made there are gifts to the family.

What support do you have for that statement?

"Gifts" and prizes may be considered taxable income. It's a gray area.

http://touch.investmentnews.com/sma...ected&arturl=/article/20130130/FREE/130139993

 

[mrsksomeday]

http://support.gofundme.com/knowledgebase/articles/100217-what-about-taxes-

From the GoFundMe Help Center:

What about taxes?

Charities and Non-Profits

We're unable to provide specific tax advice since everyone's situation is different. While this is no means a guarantee, most donations on GoFundMe are simply considered to be 'personal gifts' which are not taxed as income in the US.

Additionally, only donations made to a legally registered non-profit or charity may be considered eligible for donors to claim as a tax deduction. Again, every situation is different so please consult with a tax professional in your area.

 

[Lintasare]

I was looking at the family's Go Fund Me campaign. The level of misinformation and plan ignorance is amazing. One guy donated with a comment that perhaps she has Carbon Monoxide poisoning from the "anaestesia". His spelling.

Then there was another who claims a whole food powder saved another brain dead boy. Ay yi yi.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

 

[phamton]

I was looking at the family's Go Fund Me campaign. The level of misinformation and plan ignorance is amazing. One guy donated with a comment that perhaps she has Carbon Monoxide poisoning from the "anaestesia".

That was the premise for the book/movie "Coma."

 

[JanaDee]

The family is being awfully quiet. Something is hinky.

 

[LiveYourLife]

Still nothing??? Weird. Very weird. There has not been a peep of anything. Like JanaDee said, something is hinky.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

Very strange.

 

[Lorelei Lee]

LA Times quotes tge attorney as saying the family wants to lay low so tgat tgey can geal up from the ordeal and focus on Jahi.

 

[zurgswife]

LA Times quotes tge attorney as saying the family wants to lay low so tgat tgey can geal up from the ordeal and focus on Jahi.

My guess is that you are having "H" issues.

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

Anyone else find themselves checking the news every morning, expecting to see that it's over?

 

[HillPete]

Anyone else find themselves checking the news every morning, expecting to see that it's over?

Yep.

 

[Lorelei Lee]

My guess is that you are having "H" issues.

My typing skills are fairly decent, my texting skills somewhat lackluster. when I'm posting from my phone or tablet, I'm a mess.

 

[Lorelei Lee]

Anyone else find themselves checking the news every morning, expecting to see that it's over?

 

[hereyago]

What would happen legally if they didn't give back her body to get an autopsy done?


Also, yes, I look to see if it is over with.

It looks like Erick Munoz, husband of the brain dead pregnant woman is going to court. On the news was one of the creators of the law in which her body is being used. He said the law is being misinterpeted, it isn't for brain dead woman, but women who are alive and have to be on support, which I still personally don't support.

 

[trip]

This whole situation is kind of morbid. I was wondering it there is any law about how long a dead body can be stored?

 

[LilyWDW]

What would happen legally if they didn't give back her body to get an autopsy done?


Also, yes, I look to see if it is over with.

It looks like Erick Munoz, husband of the brain dead pregnant woman is going to court. On the news was one of the creators of the law in which her body is being used. He said the law is being misinterpeted, it isn't for brain dead woman, but women who are alive and have to be on support, which I still personally don't support.

I don't support it either, but that is a WHOLE different discussion and can of worms! However, I really hope he challenges it and wins. I think it is very telling when one of the bill's creators is saying that the whole situation is wrong.

 

[Lorelei Lee]

This whole situation is kind of morbid. I was wondering it there is any law about how long a dead body can be stored?

http://www.fcapeninsula.org/HomeFuneral.html

You don't need to use a funeral home in California, you can have a do-it-yourself funeral! Of course, they do recommend keeping the body on ice.

 

[LisaR]

What would happen legally if they didn't give back her body to get an autopsy done?


Also, yes, I look to see if it is over with.

It looks like Erick Munoz, husband of the brain dead pregnant woman is going to court. On the news was one of the creators of the law in which her body is being used. He said the law is being misinterpeted, it isn't for brain dead woman, but women who are alive and have to be on support, which I still personally don't support.

Assuming Jahi is in a legit facility like the Catholic one that has been speculated, when she "dies" I'm guessing the facility will take the proper measures to make sure the correct people are contacted. If the family tries to wheel her out once her heart stops beating, I'm betting the facility would step in. It seems like this place is a very caring facility and there isn't any indication that they are slimy. Personally, I think the silence is part of the agreement the facility made with the family. I don't think they wanted their name in the news, the uncle screaming in from of their building, or a bunch of reporters camping out. Maybe I'm wrong, though.

 

[Lorelei Lee]

Assuming Jahi is in a legit facility like the Catholic one that has been speculated, when she "dies" I'm guessing the facility will take the proper measures to make sure the correct people are contacted. If the family tries to wheel her out once her heart stops beating, I'm betting the facility would step in. It seems like this place is a very caring facility and there isn't any indication that they are slimy. Personally, I think the silence is part of the agreement the facility made with the family. I don't think they wanted their name in the news, the uncle screaming in from of their building, or a bunch of reporters camping out. Maybe I'm wrong, though.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=gov&group=27001-28000&file=27490-27512

If I am reading the code correctly, the family can opt out of an autopsy by the coroner "for religious reasons". I since we are not talking about a crime, I don't know that the coroner would be terribly interested in pursuing an autopsy over the family's objections.

And, if the information I previously posted is correct, they can take the body home and have a funeral without involving a funeral home. they'd have to get the appropriate paperwork form a cemetery or crematory, but they could do the whole funeral themselves.

 

[Lorelei Lee]

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/california-home-funeral-laws.html

You need a permit to transport a dead body.

Still trying to find law about failing to dispose of a dead body....