Is there any legal way to stop my father from attending my mother's funeral? (They're divorced)?

Question by : Is there any legal way to stop my father from attending my mother's funeral? (They're divorced)? My childhood was spent being abused verbally, physically, and sexually by my father. He gave my younger two brothers the same treatment. He was also terribly abusive of our mother; once going so far as to break one of her arms with a rolling pin. After a teacher at my school noticed bruises on my older brother, my father ended up in prison for seven years. He is now a registered sex offender, and I've had no contact with him for almost seventeen years. My mother passed away last week. Her funeral is planned for this coming Saturday. I have heard from my Aunt (my father's sister) that my father inquired with her about time time and place the funeral is being held. Because I refuse to see the man I asked my husband to go see him and remind him that he is most certainly not welcome. My husband was unfortunate unable to track him down, and currently no one knows where he is. I do not want him at the funeral. Neither does anyone else. I have power of attorney over my mother's estate if that makes a difference. I don't know if I can simply call the police or what. The cemetery is not on private property, so I don't know what the law is. I live in New York. If anyone has any information please help. re Uncle: He molested and abused my brothers and I. He beat my mother. And you feel I'm making the drama? Trying to stand there peacefully next to a man who did all he could to virtually ruin our lives is seriously not a pleasant idea. Re Diana B.: "To give Uncle the benefit of the doubt - we are all strangers and you're asking us all to accept your side of what happened." Yeah... Clearly when I was six I unintentionally seduced the man, and my mom was probably bad at washing socks or something, so she deserved some punches to the eye. How foolish of me not to see dad's side of things. Best answer:

Answer by Marusu
sorry im not much help but maybe you could get a restraining order or go down to the police station and ask what you can do about it , tell them how abusive he was and he has been in prison and is registered as a sex offender

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