Shop Before You Drop: Online Workshop May 23, 3 pm Eastern/12 pm Pacific
Late-night ads scream it at us: DID YOU KNOW THE AVERAGE FUNERAL COSTS $10,000!?
Guess what? You don’t have to spend anywhere near that to get a funeral that fits your needs and your budget. Read more
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2022---FTC sues "Heritage Cremation"
Press release from the Federal Trade Commission.
On behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice is suing Funeral & Cremation Group of North America, LLC, Legacy Cremation Services, LLC, d/b/a Heritage Cremation Provider, and their owner, Anthony Joseph Damiano, for misrepresenting their location and prices, illegally threatening and failing to return cremated remains to consumers, and failing to provide disclosures required by the Funeral Rule. Read more
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Retail caskets---what's legal for a funeral home t...
This article is from the Spring, 2022 FCA Newsletter.
Want to know your rights when buying a casket from outside a funeral home? Are you curious to know what funeral homes are allowed to do, and what they’re not allowed to do, when it comes to third-party caskets? Read more
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Want to know your rights when buying a casket from outside a funeral home? Are you curious to know what funeral homes are allowed to do, and what they’re not allowed to do, when it comes to third-party caskets? Read more
Missing jewelry---what to do?
Sadly, sometimes families do tell us of lost or possibly stolen jewelry or personal effects. There is little to nothing that can be done after the fact. FCA believes a simple inventory protocol, in writing, with pictures and cross-checks, should be a basic standard at all funeral homes and crematories. Read more
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FCA on How to Buy a Funeral---podcast
Brian Hayden has a really interesting project he calls “Redesigning the End“. It’s a site that offers educational courses, mainly for people who want to become professionals in what you could call “alternative death care”. Read more
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New Hampshire set to overturn embalming law
New Hampshire has a unique law that no other state has. It says:
“Deceased Human Bodies Exposed. – No dead human body shall be exposed to the public for a period in excess of 24 hours unless said body is properly embalmed.”
House Bill 1320 would delete this unnecessary requirement. Read more
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FCA on 'Funeral Disruptors' Podcast
Check out our conversation with Felicia Barlow Clar on the podcast Funeral Disruptors. Read more
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