Lauren Bacall and Sophie When Lauren Bacall died a few months ago, it’s reported she left an estate worth more than $26 million. She also left Sophie, her dog, to a close friend, complete with a considerable pet trust fund. She was confident that she would be well cared for. Generous was Ms Bacall; she left two of her long-time employees a sizeable gift of cash and, of course, she provided well for her grandsons and her children, Leslie Bogart and Stephen Humphrey Bogart. Pet trusts play an important role in estate planning for families with pets, for some with this kind of wealth, they feel it’s as important as avoiding the federal estate tax when they can. Bacall wasn’t the only one whose pet survived her. You might have also heard that another long-time Hollywood legend, Joan Rivers, also put into place pet trusts to ensure her four dogs were taken care of. Celebrities and movie stars love their pets and no matter what we think of the sometimes…interesting….news about the
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:51:34 +0000
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