Losing a loved one is devastating, and it is especially painful when the very professionals entrusted to handle the funeral violate that trust. Funeral home malpractice occurs when a funeral home, mortuary or cemetery fails to meet the legal and professional standards required for handling a decedent’s remains, causing additional grief and financial loss for the family. Examples include mishandling or losing a corpse, switching bodies, cremating a body without consent, burying the wrong corpse or mixing ashes. These actions may be negligent, reckless or even intentional, but all are legally actionable. Florida courts recognize that the negligent mishandling of a loved one’s remains can cause severe emotional distress and that victims can pursue compensation for both economic and non‑economic losses.