{"id":2781,"date":"2022-03-23T04:54:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T04:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zenboxcatalyst.com.sg\/?p=2781"},"modified":"2022-07-11T08:18:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T08:18:58","slug":"what-to-do-when-death-occurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zenboxcatalyst.com.sg\/zh\/what-to-do-when-death-occurs\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do when death occurs?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The family of the deceased must obtain the Certificate of Cause of Death (CCOD) which is then used to register for a Death Certificate at a neighbourhood police station or the Registry of Births and Deaths (in ICA). The Death Certificate must be obtained within 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Death Certificate will be used for family to make arrangements for cremation or burial, typically through a Funeral Director. To place an Obituary in a Newspaper will require a Death Certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the deceased residential address was in a HDB, family members have to apply for a permit at the local Town Council (during office hours) to hold the funeral wake at a void deck within the estate. If holding the wake in a private property and part of the road outside the house have to be used, a permit from the Traffic Police will be needed to obtain. Otherwise a Funeral Parlour will be arranged by your Funeral Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obtaining CCOD in the situation where a death occurs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Hospital<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cause of death is known and natural<\/strong> – CCOD will be issued on the spot by the Doctor to the Ward Nurse. For identification purposes, family members have to show the deceased\u2019s Identity Card to obtain the CCOD from the ward nurse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n