More often than not, separated couples fight over which pet they wish to keep in a property settlement, mostly for sentimental reasons. However, what if the situation were reversed and you had a pet in your care registered in your ex-partner’s name, who stated they want to keep the pet, but refused to collect it from your house, no matter how much you asked them to collect it. What should you do?
Fortunately, there are options available to you. If you can agree to it, your ex-partner can transfer the animal into your name, and you can contact an animal welfare organisation to organise for pet adoption or re-homing. If there is no agreement on the pet being transferred to you, other options available could include retaining any written evidence of your ex-partner not wanting to keep the pet, court/police intervention and/or animal re-homing (depending on the particular animal welfare authority policies and procedures). It’s important to remember however that in a property settlement, animals are considered an asset of the relationship, therefore you should seek legal advice before taking action that could possibly be adverse to your interests.
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