Stronger Apart…The Case for Dual Licensure
Connecting Directors is grateful to Jennifer Graziano for sharing this timely and important essay with our readers! Jennifer is a 4th generation funeral director and attorney with a...
Laws & Regulations
3 Senators Are Finally Addressing the 70-Year-Old $255 Social Security Death Benefit
Deathcare may be a traditional profession that’s said to be slow to change, but it’s nothing compared to the decrepit pace of the Social Security death benefit. The...
Kentucky Funeral Director Fined $580,000 for Performing Hundreds of Illegal Cremations
A former funeral director and mayoral candidate associated with three funeral homes in Indiana and Kentucky has been fined $580,000 by the Office of the Kentucky Attorney General...
Hallfords Ordered to Pay Return to Nature Families $950 Million
In what has been described as a “symbolic” victory, a judge has ordered former Return to Nature Jon and Carie Hallford to pay $950 million to the families...
Wait … Did Maine and Minnesota Just Legalize Natural Organic Reduction?
Want to confuse the Google gods? Just search for “States where natural organic reduction is legal.” You’ll get a wide range of answers, with “six,” “seven,” and “eight”...
Maryland Governor Signs Natural Organic Reduction and Alkaline Hydrolysis Into Law
On May 9, Maryland Governor Wes Moore approved the Green Death Care Options Act, legalizing both natural organic reduction (NOR) and alkaline hydrolysis (AH). The act was unanimously...
Eight is Great! Arizona is Latest State to Legalize Natural Organic Reduction
The Grand Canyon State may have been one of the last to be admitted to the union, but Arizona can now proudly claim a spot as number eight...