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Separation, Custody, and Estate Planning Issues Relating to Companion Animals

Rebecca J. Huss
Valparaiso University - Law School

University of Colorado Law Review, Vol. 74, No. 1, 2003

Abstract:
This article first discusses the domestication of companion animals, including the impact of anthropomorphism and neoteny on how animals are viewed in U.S. society. Second, it reviews the current legal status of animals. Third, it considers the voluntary and involuntary separation of companion animals from their human families. Fourth, it examines custody issues in the context of the placement of animals after the divorce of the human family members. Finally, it analyzes estate planning issues relating to companion animals.

Keywords: Animals, Divorce, Dissolution, Estate Planning

JEL Classifications: Z00

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Date posted: September 16, 2007 ; Last revised: September 17, 2007

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Huss, Rebecca J., Separation, Custody, and Estate Planning Issues Relating to Companion Animals. University of Colorado Law Review, Vol. 74, No. 1, 2003. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1014394

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Rebecca J. Huss (Contact Author)

Valparaiso University - Law School ( email )