State officials say Santa Barbara County has to approve burial on private property . The county is considering a proposal that would allow the remains of victims and their families to be buried in an unmarked grave site at a cemetery near the city limits. Neverland Ranch was Jackson 's home for almost two decades . `` We have had no formal application either from the Jackson family or from the property owner , '' said Boyer , the communications director for the county . Brother Jermaine wants to see him buried at ranch ; father Joe opposes idea .
State officials say Santa Barbara County has to approve burial on private property . The county is considering a proposal that would allow the remains of victims and their families to be buried in an unmarked grave site at a cemetery near the city limits. Neverland Ranch was Jackson 's home for almost two decades . Brother Jermaine wants to see him buried at ranch ; father Joe opposes idea .