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One Dog, Two Lawyers

The Point Having an emotional connection with the pet is not enough to establish ownership.  A Dog and Two Lawyers Two years ago, a decision came out that decided who got the dog in a separation. I find it interesting because of how the dispute started and that fact that there was only one dog but two people arguing over it.  In a previous post, I wrote about a case that had two dogs in dispute during a separation, and each partner ended up receiving one dog each. The judge seemed to take a broad approach to deciding. There is also an intuitive dimension where it's easier to say, 'Keep one each and call it a day.' But in the case I'm about to introduce, the dog could not be split two ways and it appears that the classic way of finding out who owns something was used by the judge to decide who got to keep the dog. The classic way is finding out who is the registered owner (or, who is on title).  In this case , the dog was a Boxer named Layla.  Photo credit: IslandHopp...