estate planning for your cat

rockinrhonda

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i found this on a website and thought it would be a good idea to post this you can print this out we all hate to think of this exspecialy when you have no children to take care of your pets if you were to pass away
my mom is still alive and my sister but if something were to happen to me i would someone to take of my pets you just nener know

There is also some fun stuff on the website to thats how i got to this part on the estate planning for cats

heres the link to the site:http://www.whataboutcats.com/estate.html

and the sample will is right here
This holographic will must be in your own handwriting Â[emoji]169[/emoji] 2002 whataboutcats.com


Last Will and Testament of ___________________

State: _________________________
County: _________________________



I, __________________________________, of _________________________County, in the state of _______________________________, so hereby revoke all wills and codicils heretofore made by me and do declare this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows:




ITEM ONE

To the individuals listed below I bequeath the following:


To my friend/family member, __________________________________ if he/she shall survive me, my cat __________________________. I know that he/she will provide a loving and happy home for my cat when I no longer can.
I also request that my cat should be taken for his/her annual check-ups and that the instructions for the care of my cat be followed as stated in my "How to care for my cat kit".

This "How to care for my cat kit" can be found in the following location:
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I have left $_________________ to help cover with the cost of that care.


This is where you designate your other bequeaths
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This is where you designate your other bequeaths
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ITEM TWO

I appoint _________________________________ to be Executor/Executrix of this my Last Will. I direct that no bond be required of him/her for the faithful performance of his/her duties as Executor/Executrix. If _________________________________ shall predecease me or for any reason shall fail to qualify as Executor/Executrix hereunder, or having qualified, shall die or resign, then in such event, I appoint _________________________________ to be Executor/Executrix of this my Last Will, also to serve without bond. I vest my Executor or Executrix with full power and authority to sell, transfer and convey any property, real or personal, which I may own at the time of my death without order of court at such time and price and upon such terms and conditions as they may determine and to do every other act and thing necessary or appropriate for the complete administration of my estate. I also direct my Executor/Executrix to pay all of my just debts and funeral expenses for the burial of my body.


ITEM THREE

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I, the said _____________________________, have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my last will and testament, this _______th day of ____________________, 2001.
I sign it willingly; that I execute it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed and that I am eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.


____________________________________(SEAL)



Signed, sealed,published and declared by the said __________________________________ to be her last will and testament in our presence and we, at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other, do hereto set our hands as witnesses.



Name Residing at
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Rhonda, that is really a good idea to think about....however formal and daunting it may seem.
I know I have actually written a letter to Eric and then to our neighbor Camille, who loves our kitties and has two of her own in a big house, if anything should happen to me or to us. It's SO awful to think about, but even more to think of my kitties being orphaned.
 
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