Funeral and Cemetery Law

OVERVIEW

The Funeral and Cemetery Law Project investigates the laws surrounding human remains, the death care industry, and cemetery property. Students serve the national community by conducting state-specific legal research on the handling of deceased persons and human remains, providing greater transparency to funeral consumers. On a local level, the project partners with the Wake Forest Department of Archaeology where law students will conduct title searches under the supervision of licensed attorneys to help track the historic boundaries of a local Winston Salem cemetery.