George Felos said the cremation was carried out according to a court order issued Tuesday by the Pinellas County Probate Court establishing that Michael Schiavo has the right to make decisions on his wife's burial. Terri Schiavo's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, wanted to bury their daughter in Pinellas County so they could visit her grave.

``We don't have any more information about burial or a memorial service,'' Felos said.

Michael Schiavo is required to tell his wife's parents of any memorial services he plans for Terri Schiavo and where her ashes are interred, Felos said. The Schiavo family has said her ashes will be buried in a family plot in a Pennsylvania cemetery.

Michael Schiavo has not spoken publicly since his wife's death, but Felos said Saturday: ``He's holding up. It's very difficult for him.''

The Schindlers plan to have their own memorial service for their daughter at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Gulfport.

Terri Schiavo, 41, died Thursday after the removal of the feeding tube that had kept her alive since 1990 in what court-appointed doctors determined was a persistent vegetative state. Her parents had fought in court to keep her alive and said her condition could improve.

The dispute over her burial weighed heavy on the Schindlers, but their attorneys said Saturday that it wasn't the only setback the couple suffered after their daughter's death.

The Schindlers sought to have independent medical experts observe her autopsy at the Pinellas County Medical Examiner's Office, but the office refused the request, family attorneys David Gibbs III and Barbara Weller said.

The autopsy was completed Friday, and results are not expected for several weeks. It was ordered by the county's chief medical examiner before Terri Schiavo's body was cremated. The Pinellas County Medical Examiner's Office did not return a telephone call for comment Saturday.

The examiner's office has said it would conduct examinations on Terri Schiavo's body and look for any evidence of what might have caused her 1990 collapse, believed to have been caused by a chemical imbalance brought on by an eating disorder. A neuropathologist was also to conduct an exam.

Gibbs said the Schindlers wanted to select an outside neuropathologist and forensic expert to observe the autopsy. There have been accusations made that Michael Schiavo abused his wife, allegations he has vehemently denied.

Gibbs said the medical examiner's office would document its work with videotape, pictures and tissue samples that could later be reviewed by other experts if the family asks. While the autopsy report will be made public, images and recordings are kept sealed under a 2001 law passed after the death of race car driver Dale Earnhardt.

Felos said Michael Schiavo didn't ask to have independent experts review the autopsy. Michael Schiavo had made a request last week for an autopsy, but it came after Chief Medical Examiner Jon Thogmartin decided one would be performed before Terri Schiavo's body was cremated.

``We had no concerns about the objectivity of the medical examiner,'' Felos said.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. Reporter Jill King Greenwood can be reached at (813) 657-4534.