Peggy Hoyt, JD, principal at the estate-planning law firm Hoyt & Bryan, Oviedo, Florida. She is author of All My Children Wear Fur Coats: How to Leave a Legacy for Your Pet and founder of Animal Care Trust USA, a national nonprofit that provides rehoming and pet trustee services.
When real estate mogul Leona Helmsley died, she earmarked $12 million for the care of her white Maltese lapdog, Trouble.…
