CNN —Some people really do leave money to their pets.
Estate attorneys told CNN they’re seeing more incidences of people making financial plans for their pets after they die.
Twenty-nine states have enacted pet trust laws since 2008, and now every state, plus Washington, DC, has some form of guidelines, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
However, if a person names a guardian for their pet, they can leave money and property to that person.
dpa/picture alliance/Eventpress/SipaFlorida attorney Peggy Hoyt, author of “All My Children Wear Fur Coats,” told CNN she urges her clients to leave comprehensive instructions for pet caretakers.
Persons:
Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel, ”, “, can’t, Leona Helmsley, Helen Neafsey, —, Leona Helmsley’s, it’s, Majel Barrett, Roddenberry, Gene Roddenberry, Karl Lagefeld, Choupette, Lagerfeld, Peggy Hoyt, Leslie Ann Mandel, Arthur Herzog III, Danielle Mania, ’
Organizations:
CNN, American Society for, Karl, Palazzo Italia, Hamptons, Associated Humane Societies
Locations:
Washington, Greenwich, Conn, New York, Asia, Shanghai, Berlin, Germany, Sipa Florida, New Jersey