ALBANY, N.Y.—A family who loses a loved one in New York to domestic violence will no longer face the additional anger and heartache of seeing a spouse who is suspected of murder controlling the victim's burial.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders said Monday they have agreed on legislation that would end the power of abusive spouses to dictate what happens to the bodies of the wives or husbands they're accused of killing.
The package is expected to easily pass the Senate and Assembly by June 21, the end of the Legislature's regular session
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