How to provide for pets in your will - a news story by Cynthia Smoot Fox Tampa Bay

Thanks to Cynthia Smoot of Fox Tampa Bay for her great story on planning for your pets!  Thanks to friends Don and Dana Ibold for sharing their story.  Thank you to every pet owner who cares enough to plan for their pets.  This story features me ( Peggy Hoyt) and my furry faced kid family. 

If you haven't made plans for your pets, the time is now.  It can be as simple or complex as you desire.  Leave your pet to a trusted family member or friend.  Create a pet trust to ensure your pets have care for the rest of their lives.  Consider a perpetual care facility if you don't have trusted family or friends.  There are lots of options.  Our pets are like our children, they deserve to have a secure future. 


How to provide for pets in your will

Pet Custody, When Families Don't Stay Together

The incidence of pet custody disputes are on the rise.  Our courts just aren't designed to settle this type of dispute.  Mediation is a better alternative for resolving disputes of this nature.  Pet Mediation is a growing trend and more pet lovers are opting to create personalized solutions rather than become a victim of the court system.  

Pet Custody, When Families Don't Stay Together

For more information on pet mediation, read Pet Lover's Guide to Mediation by Peggy Hoyt, J.D., M.B.A. 

Just Released - The Pet Lover's Guide to Mediation

Available today on Amazon.com - The Pet Lover's Guide to Mediation by Peggy Hoyt, J.D., M.B.A. This guide for pet lover's was just released today and is available on Kindle!

The Pet Lover’s Guide to Mediation is a first-of-its-kind glimpse into the world of how mediation can successfully be used to resolve pet related disputes.  Disputes related to pets could include pet custody (especially in a divorce or separation), landlord and tenant issues, boarding, breeding or grooming contract disagreements, pet lemon law violations, and veterinary malpractice, just to name a few.  

The court system isn’t designed to address the unique concerns of pets and their owners.  Not all disputes can be resolved by the payment of money.  When pets are involved, creativity and out-of-the-box thinking are required to craft a solution that works to the advantage of all parties – but especially the pets.  

Pets are family too!  When they have legal issues that can’t be easily resolved, mediation may be the answer.  The Pet Lover’s Guide to Mediation answers your questions about the mediation process and how you can use it to your greatest advantage.  

 

Fighting over Fido: Pet custody battles on the rise

Pets are family members that often become victims of divorce.  Who get the dog?  Who gets the cat?  Will you share "custody"? How are you going to decide?

For more information on resolving pet related disputes, don't hesitate to ask.  

Fighting over Fido: Pet custody battles on the rise