Pets

Paws and Plans: Securing your Pet’s Future

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Today’s blog was written by Courtney Lanthier, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP. In recent years, I have noticed an increase in the younger generations (specifically my millennial generation) opting to have pets instead of children. This shift can be seen as a result of many economic factors and has ultimately redefined the traditional definition of family. So if pets are effectively “taking the place of” children, shouldn’t they receive similar….

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Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills

All I Want for Christmas is Legal Ownership of My Yorkshire Terrier

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Pictured: My beloved dog, Yuki, in her Christmas tree outfit. When thinking about what to write for this week’s blog post, I realized that I have the last Fasken slot before Christmas. This got me thinking: what can I write that’s relevant to the holidays? It then dawned on me that this is the first Christmas that I’ll be spending with my new dog, Yuki. Coincidentally, there have been a….

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Planning for Pets

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This post was written by Diana Leopardi While we often plan for our human children, it’s time to think about including our fur-babies into our estate planning. Pets offer their owners the ultimate companionship and unconditional love. Often times, owners consider their pets family members so why not include pets in estate planning or in the event their owner becomes ill or incapacitated. If the primary owner was not able….

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Goodbye My Furry Friend

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  This blog has been written by Sandra Arsenault, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP With more people working from home and less activities available for children, it is no surprise that there has been a COVID pet boom as many families have added a new member to their household during the last two years. These four-legged creatures have brightened our spirits, made these hard times less lonely, and enriched the….

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