Disinterment Reasons

When you bury your loved ones, most of the time you do so with the intent that they remain where they are buried forever. However, sometimes circumstances arise where it becomes necessary to disturb our loved one’s final rest and remove them from their grave. At least for a time. When situations like this arise, it becomes necessary to ask for a disinterment.

Disinterment, in general, is the process by which a dead body is legally exhumed from its final resting place. Typically, requesting a disinterment is as simple as having the party or parties with the right to disinter file an affidavit consenting to the disinterment, although this can be complicated if there are multiple parties contesting who has the right to disinter a body. If there are no legal complications, however, the body can be legally exhumed without fear of accusations that the gravesite has been defiled.

Disinterment is not permitted without first obtaining a permit from the local registrar. Family members are permitted to be there for this process if they have requested the ability to witness the handling of their loved ones’ remains. When this type of disinterment is required as a result of an error, it is the company’s responsibility to bear all of the associated costs.

When you lose a loved one, you do not anticipate having these kinds of issues arise, but they sometimes do. If this is something you would like more information on, then please let us know. When you contact us, we can go over disinterment options, as well as discuss our various cemetery services.

Disinterment is a big step to take after a family member or loved one has been buried. It is the physical removal of a coffin containing human remains from the grave. This process is generally only done as a result of a legal action, either by the state as part of a police investigation or by the family if they make the decision to relocate to another location. The laws regarding disinterment vary by state, but in all cases, the goal is to protect the dignity and wishes of the decedent and their loved ones.

There are a few different reasons someone might disinter a dead body. Here are three of the most common reasons for disinterment.

1. Disinterment for medical examination purposes is the most common reason for it. This happens if information comes to light that calls into question the person’s official cause of death.
2. Another reason for it might be to move the body from its current resting place to a family plot elsewhere. That is if the family plot was acquired after the person’s death.
3. A third reason is there might be a question as to whether the person buried at the plot is the correct person. If there is reason to fear there might be a case of mistaken identity, then disinterment is an option.
4. Family arguments arise regarding where a family member who has died should be buried and sometimes they escalate into wanting/needing to remove the body.
5. Wanting to relocate the body to another part of the same cemetery, or even to another location entirely.
6. When the outer burial container encroaches on another grave’s space, which is rare, but possible.
7. Sometimes there is simply an error that needs correcting.

These are all extraordinary circumstances. However, they are more common than many people realize. If a situation like this arises, then please get in touch with us to discuss your options. Some of the reasons for disinterment can be very confusing and painful for family members, which is why we take these actions very seriously.

It is worth noting that a cemetery is not permitted to simply unearth a casket and relocate it for their own purposes. So you do not ever need to worry about this happening at Mount Pleasant without you being there reason for the action. In general, there are steps that must be taken in order for the error to be corrected properly. And we will follow all of the steps of the law when it comes to disinterment.