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  • Alternatives to Litigation in Illinois Divorce Cases and Farm Divorce
    by Dimple Dang on May 22, 2026 at 7:10 pm

    For many families, the idea of going through a courtroom battle during divorce can feel emotionally and financially overwhelming. Alternatives to Litigation in Illinois Divorce Cases are often considered because they may help couples resolve disputes more privately, efficiently, and collaboratively. This can be especially important in cases involving family farms, agricultural assets, closely held businesses, or multi-generational property. Rincker ... Read More The post Alternatives to Litigation in Illinois Divorce Cases and Farm Divorce appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

  • Alternatives to Litigation for Illinois Farmland Disputes
    by Dimple Dang on May 22, 2026 at 5:48 pm

    In Illinois, farmers and rural landowners may use mediation or arbitration to resolve farm-related disputes outside of court. These options can be especially useful in lease, boundary, easement, drainage, and family-farm succession matters, where preserving working relationships and minimizing disruption are important. That is why Alternatives to Litigation for Illinois Farmland Disputes should be considered before a disagreement turns into ... Read More The post Alternatives to Litigation for Illinois Farmland Disputes appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

  • Farm Succession Planning Is Also Business Planning: What Illinois Farm Families Should Consider
    by Dimple Dang on May 19, 2026 at 7:36 pm

    Farm Succession Planning Is Also Business Planning: What Illinois Farm Families Should Consider is an important reminder that passing down a farm is not only an estate planning issue. For many Illinois farm families, succession planning may also involve business structure, management authority, contracts, leases, taxes, family communication, land ownership, and long-term decision-making. A farm is often more than a ... Read More The post Farm Succession Planning Is Also Business Planning: What Illinois Farm Families Should Consider appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

  • How to Avoid Ancillary Probate for Out‑of‑State Property
    by Paula Delghans on May 19, 2026 at 5:01 pm

    Ancillary Probate: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Avoid It Understanding Ancillary Probate If you own real estate in more than one state—whether it’s a vacation home, rental property, or land you kept after moving—you may unintentionally create extra steps for your loved ones after you pass away. When someone dies while owning property in multiple states, ... Read More The post How to Avoid Ancillary Probate for Out‑of‑State Property appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

  • Farm Business Disputes in Illinois: How to Protect the Family Farm Before Conflict Escalates
    by Dimple Dang on May 19, 2026 at 2:38 pm

    Farm Business Disputes in Illinois: How to Protect the Family Farm Before Conflict Escalates is an important topic for farm owners, agribusiness partners, and multi-generational farm families who want to avoid preventable conflict. Many farm disputes do not start with a lawsuit. They often begin with unclear expectations, informal agreements, unequal workloads, vague ownership arrangements, or a lack of communication ... Read More The post Farm Business Disputes in Illinois: How to Protect the Family Farm Before Conflict Escalates 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