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Pets

Discover how estate planning protects your pets, ensuring their care and well-being after you're gone, with essential guardianship and pet trust tips.

How can estate planning ensure my pet's care if I'm no longer around?

Estate planning can include pet trusts, which designate funds specifically for your pet's care. You can also assign a pet guardian, ensuring someone is responsible for their daily wellbeing. Pet trusts and guardianship instructions provide peace of mind that your pet will continue to receive the care and love they need, even if you're not there to provide it. This is especially important as legal systems may not automatically consider pets as beneficiaries in a will, making proper planning crucial for their continued care.