Why Family Lawyers Often Have To Advise Their Divorce Clients On Pet Custody
For most family lawyers the areas upon which they would normally need to advise a client who is going through a divorce include arrangements for their children and property settlements so that there is a fair and equitable share. These are likely to occur in just about every divorce case they undertake, especially those where the divorcing couple has children.
What is not so common, but which can create the need for as much time and effort as any of the normal elements a divorce is what happens to any family pets that the couple has. Now, in many cases, the couple is able to agree on everything relating to their divorce including who retains ‘custody’ of their pet. They may even include a clause that allows the pet to spend time at each of their homes.
However, when an agreement cannot be reached, that is often when a family lawyer from www.culshawmiller.com.au may need to work a little bit harder. That is not to suggest they do not work hard when pets are not involved, but the attachment that a couple has to their pet, and the realisation that they are going to lose that pet to their ex-partner or spouse can often make a person throw all reason out of the window.