Argentina divorce court allowed pets to select separated owners

Dog with owners

A divorce court in Argentina gave the couple’s dogs equal rights on this one occasion and allowed the animals to select who they want to live with. The case sets a legal precedent, and it is probably a world first. The case temporarily grants rights to animals that are equal to those of humans, …

Read more

Cats in divorce – what is best for the cat?

Cats in divorce

In the UK, and the USA, and I suspect many other so-called developed countries, the family cat is currently treated as a family asset to be divided on fairness principles just like any other family asset. The argument is that the cat, as a sentient being, should be treated as a child. In divorce …

Read more

Cats Used in Child Custody Wars During Divorce

children and toxoplasmosis

When a couple are married, the domestic cat is a member of the family, cherished and loved, often particularly strongly by the children of the family. When a couple are divorcing, the cat or the dog sometimes becomes a “possession” (“chattel” in old fashioned legal English) of the once happily married couple, to be …

Read more

Prenuptial Agreements Concerning Pets

Couples with marriage on their mind are increasingly insisting on a prenuptial agreement which sets out who gets custody of the pets if and when they separate. It’s a bit scientific, cold and calculating but it is sensible. Prenuptial agreements help to avoid drawnout litigation at the end of a marriage often with devastating …

Read more

Life is Improving for the Domestic Cat

This flow chart explains why I say life is getting better for the domestic cat: The information comes from the AVMA 2012 U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook. This obviously applies to the USA. However it could equally well apply to the UK. The specific numbers (USA) are as follows: Among divorced, widowed and …

Read more

How to Keep the Cat in a Split-up

by Michael Victim of divorce – Photo by highstrungloner (Flickr) A recent divorce case in the United States has reminded me how to work the court system to your advantage in a divorce. You know what happens in divorce. People fight over their possessions. Children are possessions to some married couples. They fight over …

Read more

Fighting For Custody of Pets in a Divorce

by Michael (London, UK) Photo by Nick_Schweitzer (Flickr) I used to be a divorce lawyer. I know the kind of arguments that can erupt in divorce. Arguments fueled by emotion, not reason. Divorce should be treated as a business transaction. It works just fine then, when all the emotion has drained out of it. …

Read more

follow it link and logo