Planning for Your Pets<\/h2>\n<\/div>Many people consider their pets as part of their families. Most pet owners would not be happy to have their pet placed in a shelter, no matter how \u201cgood\u201d the shelter may be.![](\"https:\/\/lawtonlegacyplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/pets.png\")
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Taking care of someone else\u2019s pet requires a special kind of person. It is important to check out any assumptions you may have that a close family member or friend will be able to easily welcome your pet into their life, are capable of meeting your pet\u2019s needs, and can afford the costs associated with your pet\u2019s care. These individuals may already have established pets as part of their own families, or other demanding responsibilities in their lives that may preclude them from being able to take over the care of your pet, even if they would like to help.<\/p>\n
Establishing a pet trust allows you to identify who is to take care of your pet and set aside specific funds for that person to do so. With a pet trust, the funds can only be used to care for your pets. If life circumstances (creditors, divorces, etc.) imperil the caregiver\u2019s finances, the funds set aside to care for your pet remain safe.<\/p>\n
For more information on why it is important to include your pets in your estate planning, click here<\/a> to read an article courtesy of WealthCounsel.<\/p>\nLawton Legacy Planning, PLLC is a proud sponsor of Friends of the Fairfax County Animal Shelter. To learn more about Friends, visit https:\/\/www.ffcas.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Next Steps<\/h2>\n<\/div>To see the steps involved in estate planning with us, please see our Estate Planning Guide<\/a>. \u00a0Some of the individual documents we use are explained under \u201cTools<\/a>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawtonlegacyplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawtonlegacyplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawtonlegacyplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawtonlegacyplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawtonlegacyplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/lawtonlegacyplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":826,"href":"https:\/\/lawtonlegacyplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146\/revisions\/826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawtonlegacyplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Many people consider their pets as part of their families. Most pet owners would not be happy to have their pet placed in a shelter, no matter how \u201cgood\u201d the shelter may be.<\/p>\n
Taking care of someone else\u2019s pet requires a special kind of person. It is important to check out any assumptions you may have that a close family member or friend will be able to easily welcome your pet into their life, are capable of meeting your pet\u2019s needs, and can afford the costs associated with your pet\u2019s care. These individuals may already have established pets as part of their own families, or other demanding responsibilities in their lives that may preclude them from being able to take over the care of your pet, even if they would like to help.<\/p>\n
Establishing a pet trust allows you to identify who is to take care of your pet and set aside specific funds for that person to do so. With a pet trust, the funds can only be used to care for your pets. If life circumstances (creditors, divorces, etc.) imperil the caregiver\u2019s finances, the funds set aside to care for your pet remain safe.<\/p>\n
For more information on why it is important to include your pets in your estate planning, click here<\/a> to read an article courtesy of WealthCounsel.<\/p>\n Lawton Legacy Planning, PLLC is a proud sponsor of Friends of the Fairfax County Animal Shelter. To learn more about Friends, visit https:\/\/www.ffcas.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div> To see the steps involved in estate planning with us, please see our Estate Planning Guide<\/a>. \u00a0Some of the individual documents we use are explained under \u201cTools<\/a>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Next Steps<\/h2>\n<\/div>