A recent review by Jeffrey W. Pompeo of New Jersey’s pet trust law was published in the New Jersey Law Journal, describing some of the deficiencies of the existing law.
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Updating Pet Trust Statutes-Part III
By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on
As previously discussed, the New Jersey Pet Trust statute should be amended to recognize the validity of an inter vivos trust, and to allow the trust to provide for…
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Updating Pet Trust Statutes-Part II
By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on
As previously described, New Jersey’s Pet Trust statute should be amended to better define those animals who can be cared for by the provisions created in the trust. Specifically,…
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Updating Pet Trust Statutes
By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on
The “Pet Trust statute” in New Jersey, first enacted in 2001, should be amended to reflect current concerns and those which are reasonably foreseeable so that pet owners’ intentions can…
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