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In reply to the discussion: I am sooooo happily divorced. [View all]llmart
(15,584 posts)100. Pets are still considered property.
When you start splitting up property, you need to ask for the dog you want. An arbitrator will see you as being reasonable if you say, "She can have the dog she brought with her to the marriage and I'd like the other one." You'll presumably have other property to split and you'll be doing it the same way for the dog.
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Congratulations! Your long nightmare is over. Here's to you and the rest or your life, Kath2.
NBachers
Mar 2018
#26
Welcome to the living single club! My marriage went off track after we had kids and my
iluvtennis
Mar 2018
#56
Much happier than had I stayed. I may have had a mental breakdown had I "stayed
iluvtennis
Mar 2018
#69
So I went out for a bite alone at a local Italian Grill just now, & tomorrow I see my divorce lawyer
mr_lebowski
Mar 2018
#86