Create a Pet Care Trust to Secure Their Future and Well-Being
Set up an online pet trust with dedicated funds so your pet’s care is protected if you become incapacitated or pass away.
Protect your pet's future with a Pet Trust
Set up a trust with funds to provide for your pet’s care if you should become incapacitated or pass away.
Your Gentreo Plan Includes a Pet Trust
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Do you need a Pet Trust?
If you love your pets like family, plan for them like family. A Pet Trust is a core part of estate planning for pet owners. It lets you name a trusted caregiver, document care instructions, and set aside funds so your pet’s routine, comfort, and well-being are supported if you cannot be there.
With a Pet Trust, you can assign a caregiver and fund the Trust with funds to provide for your pets’ care.
Gentreo’s online estate planning service gives you a guided way to protect the pets you love, with tools to create, store, and share your Pet Trust when it matters.
Simple to create
We walk you through each step so you can build a complete Pet Trust with your preferences, caregivers, and funding details. You can update it anytime as life changes.
Securely shared
Choose who should have access to your Pet Trust, then share it safely through your secure online document vault for estate documents.
Instantly accessible
Access your Pet Trust from anywhere, anytime, so you and your loved ones can pull it up quickly in an emergency or transition.
I love my dogs more than anything. With Gentreo, they are now taken care of today and tomorrow.
Mary C.
Legally binding, always up to date.
- Gentreo is built with guidance from experienced attorneys.
- As life changes and state requirements evolve, Gentreo helps you stay current.
- Make updates whenever you need to, and keep your documents organized in one secure place.
Learn More About Creating a Pet Trust
Estate planning can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to. Explore answers to common questions about Pet Trusts, pet estate planning, and how to protect your pet’s future with the right caregiver and funding plan.
A Pet Trust is a legally binding agreement providing for the care of your pets or animals in the event you die or become disabled. It’s like a Trust that is set up to benefit specific people or charities, called beneficiaries. In the case of a Pet Trust, it is set up to benefit your pets or animals.
All pet owners should complete a Pet Trust to make sure that their pets are taken care of in the event of their incapacity or death. A Pet Trust is especially important if you feel your pet may outlive you, or they require extensive care.
If you become ill or incapacitated and cannot take care of your pet, or if you pass away, the Pet Trust kicks in and ensures your pet or animals will be cared for.
Your Gentreo Pet Trust includes assignment of a caregiver for your pet when you cannot be there yourself, as well as parameters for their compensation. You can assign a Trustee and Trust Protector to preserve and defend the Trust. Plus you can store pet insurance details in the Gentreo Digital Family Vault, and keep track of your pet’s medicines, favorite foods, treats, walks and more.
A Trustee is the person who manages the assets in the Trust. The Trustee is responsible for carrying out the terms in the Pet Trust and making sure the funds are being spent accordingly.
You appoint someone you trust to take care and custody of your pet or animals. This person’s responsibility is to adhere to the instructions you provided in the Pet Trust to care for all your pet’s needs.
serves as the watchdog of the Trust, making sure the funds are being used to care for the pet as instructed in the Trust. The Trust Protector is the voice for your pet and holds the Trustee accountable for responsibly managing the funds and terms of the Trust.
It’s up to you which animals your Pet Trust covers. Remember that any pets you don’t list won’t be able to be cared for in your absence or death if they are not covered under the Pet Trust.
With Gentreo, you can add multiple vets and specify which of your animals are treated by which vet.