This form seeks the re-internment of decedent's remains on the grounds that the cemetery breached its contract with Petitioner for the perpetual care of Decedent's grave by allowing the grave to become overgrown with weeds and otherwise abused and neglected. This form is a generic example that may be referred to when preparing such a form for your particular state. It is for illustrative purposes only. Local laws should be consulted to determine any specific requirements for such a form in a particular jurisdiction.
Iowa Petition To Remove and Reinter Remains - Burial
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Moving a grave requires an exhumation license, state permits, and other paperwork that could become costly. Proper authorities, under the direction of an environmental health officer, have to oversee the process of having the body exhumed, and you have to have a funeral director present.
Next of Kin Hierarchy Determination of legal next of kin uses the following order (if a person does not exist, is deceased, or is unable to be found, the next in line becomes next of kin): Spouse. Adult children. Parents.
Disinterment of a dead body or fetus for the purpose of autopsy by court order shall be allowed only when reasonable cause is shown that someone is criminally or civilly responsible for such death, after hearing, upon reasonable notice prescribed by the court to the person authorized to control the decedent's remains ...
To "inter" a body is to bury it or place it in a mausoleum, so to disinter someone is to take the body out again ? usually to find out how they died, to make sure it's really who we think it is, or to move the body to a new burial site.
The local registrar, medical examiner, or a funeral director may issue the burial-transit permit. This authorization must be obtained before moving the body from the place of death. There are no state statutes that specifically permit or prohibit home burial.
Together, these costs tend to range between $5,000 and $15,000. If you are planning to exhume a body or remains, you'll have to pay for the funeral costs out of pocket and navigate the red tape involved.
First, a legally authorized individual must give permission for the cremation in writing. Second, our Medical Examiner must give approval for the cremation by signing a Cremation Permit after investigating the death. Third, the cremation must take place within 72 hours of the time of death without embalming.
Depending on the situation and the laws of your state, it may be possible to exhume a body under certain circumstances and have it cremated. Cremation is recommended if the purpose for exhuming the body is to transport the remains.
