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  • Can My Spouse Take My Farm in a Divorce in Illinois?
    by Dimple Dang on January 28, 2026 at 4:17 pm

    In this blog we share, “Can My Spouse Take My Farm in a Divorce in Illinois?” This is one of the most common and anxiety-driven questions farmers in Champaign, Shelbyville, and throughout Central Illinois ask when divorce becomes a possibility. For many families in agricultural communities, a farm is far more than land or equipment. It represents income, stability, and ... Read More The post Can My Spouse Take My Farm in a Divorce in Illinois? appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

  • 8 Divorce Tips Every Illinois Farm Owner Should Know
    by Dimple Dang on January 28, 2026 at 3:34 pm

    In this blog we share, “8 Divorce Tips Every Illinois Farm Owner Should Know,” practical guidance for farmers in Champaign, Shelbyville, and across Central Illinois who are facing divorce or quietly thinking about what divorce could mean for their land, income, and family legacy. Divorce involving a working farm is different from most other cases. In many Central Illinois communities, ... Read More The post 8 Divorce Tips Every Illinois Farm Owner Should Know appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

  • What Is an Inheritor’s Trust?
    by Paula Delghans on January 25, 2026 at 10:30 pm

    Estate planning attorney preparation includes understanding tools like inheritor’s trusts. If you expect an inheritance, you can use an inheritor’s trust to protect and manage your assets. This strategy helps you safeguard family wealth and maintain flexibility for your future. Purpose and Benefits An inheritor’s trust lets you receive, protect, and manage assets you expect to inherit. Instead of taking ... Read More The post What Is an Inheritor’s Trust? appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

  • Cari B. Rincker, Esq. to Co-Moderate the 32nd Annual ISBA Agricultural Law Seminar in Bloomington
    by Dimple Dang on January 23, 2026 at 8:51 pm

    Rincker Law, PLLC, is proud to share that Cari B. Rincker, Esq., Principal Attorney of Rincker Law, PLLC, will serve as Co-Moderator of the 32nd Annual ISBA Agricultural Law Seminar, presented by the Illinois State Bar Association Agricultural Law Section. The seminar will take place on Friday, February 6, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Bloomington, Illinois. It ... Read More The post Cari B. Rincker, Esq. to Co-Moderate the 32nd Annual ISBA Agricultural Law Seminar in Bloomington appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

  • Filing for Divorce in Illinois When You Own a Business or Farm
    by Dimple Dang on January 22, 2026 at 3:49 pm

    In this blog we share, “Filing for Divorce in Illinois When You Own a Business or Farm,” a topic many business owners and farm operators begin researching long before any paperwork is filed. Owning a business or farm adds complexity to divorce because income, assets, and long-term planning are often intertwined with daily operations. Decisions made before and during the ... Read More The post Filing for Divorce in Illinois When You Own a Business or Farm appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

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Animal Rights The Abolitionist Approach ...and Abolition Means Veganism!

  • The Trans Rights Issue: Equality Claims and Belief Claims
    by Gary L. Francione on August 2, 2023 at 5:16 pm

    Note: Principle Five of the Abolitionist Approach to Animal Rights maintains human rights and nonhuman rights are inextricably intertwined and that: Abolitionists reject all forms of human discrimination, including racism, sexism, heterosexism, ageism, ableism, and classism—just as they reject speciesism. Many Abolitionists have asked me about what the Abolitionist position is about transphobia. The answer Related posts: Woke Animal Rights Means No Animal Rights, Part 2: Wokeabulary Human Rights and Animal Rights: Perfect Together Veganism: It’s Not Just a Animal Rights Issue You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Vegan Society “Ambassador” Claims That Promoting Veganism as a Moral Baseline “Damages” Animals Thought of the Day: Human Rights and Animal Rights–Inextricably Intertwined

  • ESSAY ON VEGAN PHILOSOPHY PUBLISHED IN THINK
    by Gary L. Francione on July 20, 2023 at 2:22 pm

    My essay, Are You a Vegan or Are you an Extremist?, published in Think (Cambridge University Press/The Royal Institute of Philosophy) is now available online. Related posts: “Philosophy Bites” Audio Interview on Abolition Published My Interview On Philosophy Bites Vegan Philosophy in Spain! Guest Essay: Dear Vegan Feminists, Where Are You? An Open Letter Essay on Domestication and Pet Ownership

  • Animal Advocacy and Effective Altruism: A Review of ‘The Good It Promises, The Harm It Does’
    by Gary L. Francione on July 20, 2023 at 2:07 pm

    By Prof. Gary Francione Effective Altruism (EA) maintains that those of us who are more affluent should give more to solve the problems of the world, and we should give to the organisations and individuals who are effective at solving those problems. There are a not inconsiderable number of criticisms that can be and have Related posts: Effective Animal Rights Advocacy—in Three Easy Steps Upcoming Abolitionist Approach Podcast on Effective Animal Rights Advocacy: A Preview The Death of Activism and the Rise of Branding Spectacle in Animal Advocacy Violent Imagery in Animal Advocacy Animal Rights: Marginalized By The “Animal Movement”

  • Is Eating Plants as Morally Objectionable as Eating Animals?
    by Gary L. Francione on January 19, 2023 at 7:34 pm

    On my Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages, I often receive comments to the effect that we cannot morally distinguish animal foods from plant foods. Some comments are made by those who maintain that plants are sentient and, therefore, are not morally different from sentient nonhumans. This argument, which ranks up there with “But Hitler was a vegetarian,” is tiresome, pathetic, and Related posts: A Frequently Asked Question: What About Plants? Eating Animals: Our “Choice”? “Happy Meat:” Making Humans Feel Better About Eating Animals Is the Domestication of Animals Morally Justifiable? The Real Reason For Interest in Plant Sentience Has Nothing to Do With Plants

  • Why I Did Not Sign the Montreal Declaration on Animal Exploitation
    by Gary L. Francione on October 4, 2022 at 12:48 pm

    I was invited on several occasions to sign the Montreal Declaration on Animal Exploitation. I appreciate that the drafters asked me to sign but, for the following reasons, I am unable to do so. First, the Declaration Does Not Reject All Animal Use What is the end — the ultimate goal — envisaged by the Declaration? The Declaration purports to seek Related posts: Enabling Animal Exploitation The Problem: “Animal Advocates” Who Promote Animal Exploitation Welfare Reform Campaigns, Single-Issue Campaigns, and Animal Exploitation: Perfect Together Blessing Exploitation Imagine If There Were a Real “Animal Rights” Movement