He was German but Choupette lived/lives in France. I really must do further research because there could be a window here. So to speak
There are several stages of guardianship for people, tutelle, curatelle and so on. Also you can prepare a “mandat à effet posthume” to look after things. But whether one can be prepared just to cover and pay for a pet I don’t know. Would have to ask a notaire.
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We are about to commence this process with our Notaire. I will revert
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I believe what people do is leave the pet and a gift (sum of money) to charity (association) that qualifies for tax relief, tying the gift to a contract to look after the pet.
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Apart, we are leaving a legacy to Guide Dogs for the Blind but I don’t think they’d want our doodles who tend to pull me about like a slave
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I am surprised that people posting to this thread claiming to have used their linguistic skills to climb the French social ladder, ingratiating themselves with local dignitaries at the Marie etc, when statistics show that blogging on Survive France has become an addiction and their full time daily occupation! Where do they find the time?
A colleague of mine disarmed a would be social climber by asking “whereabouts in Bromsgrove do you come from?” How do you know I come from Bromsgrove? came the reply. To which my colleague retorted “Because they all speak French like that in Bromsgrove”!
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Must have been at the Worcester sauce
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Not noticed any social climbers… but we certainly get some strange posts hopping-in … oops… popping-in … from time to time… 
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I think you may be referring to me amongst others possibly, as I mentioned the fact that it was useful to encounter all sorts of people by joining local associations, as this helped when you needed to deal with the Mairie or whatever, since they already knew who you were. It most emphatically was NOT an effort at social climbing, which doesn’t interest me in the least, but it is a way of getting to know your local commune, especially if you are retired and are not encountering people on a daily basis through work.
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Hello Kermit, and what do you do?
Are there many actual bloggers? Isn’t it mainly chat?
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Now then @AngelaR … (you dazzling little social climber )… don’t hide your light under a bushel… I reckon the way you’ve dived-in and joined things locally, as well as starting an Association from scratch… shows great courage… and is to be applauded.
Well done ! 
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Miss Piggy?
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Naw, it must have been the Swedish Chef…
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beat me to it
we really do bellow “pigs in space”… when we drive by the local pig farm… and see all the porkers running wild… 
Oh, I love statistics. Can you share a link? Sounds fascinating!
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That would be Elmo, Oscar and Grover
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Update on the 2x deaths: one dead upstairs in bed, the other dead in the kitchen.
Autopsy inconclusive… more tests are underway to identify the bodies and find cause (if possible)
If you had ever met our previous maire you would certainly not refer to social climbing….nice man, but not even on the first step!
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Try this one, but mainly crime stats I’m afraid! As they say "we are waiting for your call "!
how likely is foul play, I wonder