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This portion of the web site is devoted toward detailed discussion of the laws governing estate planning for pets and drafting provisions for estate planning documents.  If you are an attorney who would like to offer input as to the content of this site, please click here.

A legal primer on estate planning for pets.  The section includes a thorough discussion of the legal issues and approaches for estate planning for pets, with a number of links to sample language and pet trust statutes.

Sample language for estate planning documents.  This portion contains sample language for wills, trusts, and durable powers of attorney, tailored for a number of situations, with annotations and links to the other sections.

Pet trust statutes.  This section contains the complete pet trust statutes currently in effect, as well as pending legislation, for each state.

Other resources.  The page contains other secondary legal resources.

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