Disinterment / Exhumation Booking

To create the disinterment booking, create a new Sales & Booking record with the Type as ‘Burial Booking’.

On the Summary screen add the:

Funeral Company (if needed)
Deceased
Authorising person
Location
Interment.

Create a burial appointment for the time the exhumation is to be conducted.

On the Bookings screen make sure you tick the box for Exhumation and the tick box for Re-open.

After saving, a new field is available for the health authority’s authorisation / permit number, labelled DHS License No. in our database

Choose Change on the Bookings Tab and enter the number.

You will also see there are two new letters available on the right of the screen.

One letter is to confirm the date / time of the exhumation and the other confirms the exhumation process has been completed.

Prior to printing these documents, the health authority’s authorisation / permit number, as above, should be entered so it is included on the printed documentation.

Once the exhumation has taken place, change the status of the booking to completed.

It is now up to the family and the cemetery to work out what happens next with the grave. The family may want to keep the grave for future use by family members or they may want to relinquish the grave back to the cemetery to re-sell if local laws allow this to occur.