Be aware of state regulations and check providers’ licenses According to the National Funeral Directors Association, 2015 was the year cremation officially became the top funeral choice of Americans. But before you choose this option for yourself or your loved one, the Department of Consumer Affairs’ (DCA) Cemetery and Funeral…
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The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau is now accepting credit card payments for license renewal. If you are within 90 days of renewing (or even if you are delinquent one cycle), visit the bureau’s website at http://www.cfb.ca.gov and click Renew Online to start the process. It’s simple, fast, free and available…
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Losing a loved one is a devastating experience. For many, planning a funeral often compounds the grieving process because there are so many arrangements to make in a short amount of time. The biggest—and most final—decision is whether to have a traditional burial or direct cremation. Cremation is increasingly gaining in…
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Death Care
Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late: Making Your Final Arrangements Before You Need Them
by DCA Staffby DCA StaffAmericans don’t like thinking about the end. A 2010 survey conducted by the National Funeral Directors Association found that only 25 percent of adults have made arrangements for their own funeral. However, 66 percent of adults indicated that they would choose to arrange their own funeral service. It’s a subject…
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New Law Gives Californians an Additional Option to Go Out Green Has traditional burial gone the way of cassette tapes, answering machines, and phone booths? Not yet, but it may be heading in that direction. According to the National Funeral Association, in 2015, consumers chose traditional burial over flame cremation…