Funeral Services Guide – Things to do when death occurs

Funeral service provider usually guide clients on what to do once a death occur over the line, however it may be confusing at the time as it is common to feel lost and confused when there is a death in the family. At times, gathering your thoughts alone may take significant effort. Yet, by law, the death has to be registered within 24 hours of occurrence. The good thing is that the process of registering a death in Singapore is relatively straight forward. All it takes is 3 simple steps as outlined below:

• Get the Certificate of Cause of Death (CCOD)

When death occurs, you will need a doctor to certify the cause of death and issue the CCOD. This could be the doctor in attendance at the hospital or your family doctor if death occurred at home.

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Upon obtaining the CCOD, you will be able to engage an undertaker. There are many funeral services companies in Singapore. Be sure you engage a reputable one with transparent pricing policy. You won’t want to be shock with a list of hidden charges when presented with the final bill after the funeral has been conducted

• Register the Death

Death certificate can be obtain through mylegacy website upon receiving the CCOD from the doctor.

To register the death, you will need to bring along your identification papers (i.e. IC or Passport) and that of the deceased plus the CCOD.

Funeral Service providers also requires a slip in order to assist in the booking for cremation slot

Upon successfully registering the death, the death certificate will be issued.