Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Actor Mickey Rooney did not want to be buried in a cemetery plot he bought years ago , before splitting with his wife , his lawyer said Wednesday . Rooney , who died of natural causes at age 93 on Sunday , also did not want his stepson Chris Aber to attend his funeral , attorney Michael Augustine said . Rooney 's wishes are the basis for a looming court fight over who controls the legendary actor 's remains and makes funeral and burial decisions , Augustine said . While Rooney disinherited his children , his wife and all but one of her children in a will he signed just weeks before his death , court papers suggest there is not much in his estate to fight over . His personal property is valued at just $ 18,000 despite an unmatched 90-year film career . Augustine , who served as Rooney 's conservator , said in a court filing that he believed Rooney 's estranged wife , Jan Rooney , and her son , Christopher Aber , would attempt to remove Rooney 's body from Forest Lawn Memorial Park 's mortuary . A Los Angeles judge signed a handwritten order Tuesday preventing anyone from removing Rooney 's remains until he holds a hearing on Friday . Augustine , who is named as estate executor in the will , is asking for that authority . Attorney Yevgeny Belous , who works with lawyer Mitchell Karasov to represent Jan Rooney , said she is the only person with authority to make the decisions . Lawyers for both sides are `` working toward the mutual goal of honoring Mickey , '' perhaps with an agreement on funeral and burial arrangements , before Friday 's hearing , Belous said . `` We want Mickey to have a proper ceremony , '' he said . `` We do n't want to drag this into a fight . '' Rooney already purchased burial plots in a cemetery in the Westlake Village area of Los Angeles County . In fact , Rooney 's mother was moved there years ago so the family would be together , Belous said . Augustine said Rooney told him shortly before his death that he no longer wanted to be buried in the plot he purchased 15 years earlier . `` Substantial intervening events '' in the years since changed his wishes , but Rooney 's lack of cash prevented him from purchasing a new burial plot , he said . Rooney expressed a desire to be interred at either a veteran 's cemetery or a Hollywood cemetery with other stars . Hollywood Forever , the final resting place for Rudolph Valentino , Cecil B. DeMille and a long list of long gone show biz A-listers , is one possibility , Augustine said . Augustine said he doubts a deal can be made before the judge imposes a decision , since he is demanding that Aber be banned from the funeral because of Mickey Rooney 's severe dislike for the stepson who previously managed him . Rooney won a $ 2.8 million judgment against Aber in a lawsuit that included accusations of elder abuse . Aber has yet to pay the judgment , Augustine said . Jan Rooney signed an agreement waiving all claims to her husband 's estate after the couple separated in June 2012 after 34 years of marriage , according to a court filing . She will benefit from Rooney 's Social Security and other pensions totaling $ 8,400 a month , Augustine said . While Rooney was the highest paid actor in Hollywood 70 years ago , his personal property totaled just $ 18,000 , according to documents accompanying his will . Rooney : A spokesman against elder abuse . The will signed by Rooney on March 11 , 2014 , left the entire estate to stepson Mark Rooney , one of Jan Rooney 's sons , who was the actor 's caretaker the last two years of his life . Rooney `` intentionally omitted '' and disinherited his eight surviving biological children and two other stepchildren from his last marriage , the will said . Rooney had no negative feelings toward his surviving children , but they were all financially better off than he was , Augustine said . He believed what little he had to leave should go to Mark Rooney and his wife , because they had been taking good care of him in the final two years , Augustine said . None of the others `` ever changed one of Mickey 's Depends , '' Augustine said . A probate hearing is scheduled for May 12 to start the process of probating the actor 's will .
Note : Rooney 's lawyer doubts a deal can be reached out of court on where he will be buried . Rooney 's wife is the only person with authority to claim his remains , her lawyer says . A hearing is set for Friday to determine who controls remains . Rooney left his estate to stepson Mark Rooney .