Animals’ Place in Estate Planning, Family Law and the Court System

For the first half of the session, Members of the Animal Law Section, and practitioners in the areas of Estate Planning and Family Law will discuss how animals are addressed in various situations. The second part of the session will highlight current and proposed programs in the court system where comfort animals are being use more and more frequently with good results.

What You’ll Learn:

1. Custody of pets and animals
2. Estate planning tools for dealing with pets and animals
3. Unique ways animals are helping facilitate justice

Presented by: Animal Law Section

Chairs
Sara Dent, Cochise County Legal Defender
John Schill, Schill Law Group

Faculty
Joan Bundy, Joan Bundy Law
Jacie Cotterell, Schill Law Group
Sara Dent, Cochise County Legal Defender
Colleen Phelan, Director of Communications and Development for the Courthouse Dogs Foundation
John Schill, Schill Law Group