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Chapter 1: Pet Ownership in America

Chapter 2: Planning for Your Pet's Future
  • Ideas for Your Action Plan
  • Have You Done Proper Estate Planning?
  • Two Problems with Traditional Estate Planning
  • Three Types of Change an Estate Plan Faces
  • The Estate Planning Solution - The Three Step Strategy
  • The Importance of the Team Approach
  • Other Problems with Estate Planning

Chapter 3: Estate Planning Options
  • Planning for Your Disability
  • Planning for Your Death
  • Monetary Considerations
  • The Importance of Written Instructions
  • Duration of the Trust
  • Monetary Distribution Options
  • Remainder Beneficiaries
  • Clearly Identify Your Pet
  • Periodic Pet Inspections
  • Animal Care Panel
  • Instructions for When Your Pet Dies
  • Trustee, Administrator, Executor or Personal Representative Selection
  • Alternatives to Individual Caregivers
  • Famous People and Their Pets

Chapter 4: Estate Planning and Pets
  • Federal Obstacles

Chapter 5: Charitable Giving Techniques
  • Lifetime Gifts
  • Testamentary Gifts
  • Charitable Trusts in General
  • Charitable Remainder Trusts
  • Types of Charitable Remainder Trusts
  • Charitable Lead Trusts
  • Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (Wealth Replacement Trusts)
  • Private Foundations
  • Supporting Organizations
  • Donor Advised Funds
  • Pooled Income Fund (PIF)
  • Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA)
  • Charitable Remainder Pet Trusts
  • Estate and Gift Taxes Revenue Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA)
  • Trust Administration

Chapter 6: Animal Care Organizations
  • Animal Care Organizations Checklist
  • Contract Considerations
  • Selecting a Charity
  • Charity Evaluation Checklist
  • Resources to Evaluate Charities

Chapter 7: Choosing an Estate Planning Attorney
  • What is an Attorney?
  • What Does 'Board Certified' Mean?
  • Why Do I Even Need an Attorney - Can't I Do My Own Estate Plan?
  • Okay I am Convinced I Need an Attorney. How Do I Find the One Who Will Be Best for Me?
  • What Kind of Questions Should I Ask?
  • How Do I Make Sure My Attorney and I Have a Good Relationship?
  • What Other Things Should I Consider?
  • What If I Can't Afford a Lawyer?
  • National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys (NNEPA)
  • Lifespan Legal Services, LLC
 

Chapter 9: Pet Loss and Grief Therapy
  • Making the Euthanasia Decision - How Will I Know It Is Time?
  • What Can I Expect - Will It Be Painless?
  • Should I Be Present During the Euthanasia Process?
  • Would You Euthanize a Healthy Pet?
  • How Do I Explain My Decision to My Children?
  • How Can I Say Goodbye?
  • How Can I Face the Loss?
  • The Grieving Process
  • The Stages of Grief
  • I Feel So Bad
  • Will My Other Pets Experience Grief?
  • Should I Get Another Pet?
  • Remembering Your Pet
  • Ways to Cope With the Loss of Your Pet

Chapter 10: The Paper Trail – Pet Memories
  • 'Hoyt Pet Memories'
  • 'Lessons I Learned from Ol' Yellow Dog'
  • Great Horse Quotes
  • Cat and Dog Thoughts

Appendix A: Sample Language for Wills and Living Trusts

Appendix B: Glossary of Terms

Appendix C: Sample Special Durable Power of Attorney


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