Disinterment and Removal Authorization

Can I remove the remains of a person from one cemetery to another cemetery. Yes you can if you have the authority to do so. It usally consist of the immediate bloodline having the right to disinter the remains of a loved one.

Below I have taken an excerpt of the California Health and Safety Code pertaining to the removal of the remains of a deceased.

Here is the Cemetery Statue:

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 7525-7528

7525. The remains of a deceased person may be removed from a plot
in a cemetery with the consent of the cemetery authority and the
written consent of one of the following in the order named:
(a) The surviving spouse.
(b) The surviving children.
(c) The surviving parents.
(d) The surviving brothers or sisters.

7526. If the required consent can not be obtained, permission by
the superior court of the county where the cemetery is situated is
sufficient.

7527. Notice of application to the court for such permission shall
be given, at least ten days prior thereto, personally, or at least
fifteen days prior thereto if by mail, to the cemetery authority and
to the persons not consenting, and to every other person or
association on whom service of notice may be required by the court.

7528. This article does not apply to or prohibit the removal of any
remains from one plot to another in the same cemetery or the removal
of remains by a cemetery authority from a plot for which the
purchase price is past due and unpaid, to some other suitable place;
nor does it apply to the disinterment of remains upon order of court
or coroner.

The removal of a loved one should be seriously considered before doing so. Costs that are associated with the disterment and removal can be very expensive. usaually they will include some or all of the following:

(1) The disinterment and removal fee
(2) A funeral director to oversee the removal and state whether a new casket is required
(3) A new casket if the existing casket has eroded or is being placed into a masuoleum
(4) Air or ground transportation cost to the new cemetery location
(5) The cost of a new burial space at the new cemetery plus the endowment care of
(6) A new grave marker if the cemetery does not approve of the existing grave marker in the section where your loved one will be re-interred
(7) A new burial vault
(8) The interment fee for the burial at the new location
(9) Flower Vase

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