Financial divorce order / dog

[Lilly239]

The family dog is being put into question after a signed for consent order. The family dog was purchased in the marriage but husband registered at the kennel club with only his name - however nine/ ten months ago he abandoned the dog after we split didn’t want to pay vet bills or insurances for him so everything like vets / insurances and care etc was put into my name only and under the consent order it says that “all assets / contents are to remain in the family home”
and the above, I assumed this meant dogs and furniture etc because I was under impression dogs are viewed as assets? - but now ex husband is saying he can come get the dog when ever he likes as dog is registered to him even though when he left last year he left the papers and everything - even though I pay for the family dog for last ten months ex outright told me he didn’t want him he abandoned him but just saying now he can just take him to get to and just ‘because’, this is all to get to me and my child emotionally I find it abusive ex made that quite plain he was using the dog as a get at ....I’ve reverted the comments made by ex to the judge as a query as I’m being told all this - however I just wanted someone’s opinion or advice or being in similar situation. Don’t think my child could bare her dog being taken from her however this wouldn’t bother my ex he doesn’t care he made it quite plain in texts

Just tell him you’ve been caring for the dog so you’ll be keeping it. He shouldn’t have the opportunity to just “come and get the dog”, how would he get in the house?

I suppose he could get the police and say it was stolen its registered to him

You need clarification

Do you think he really means it, or do you think he's just saying it to be hurtful?

And if you do think he means it, how will he be able to get the dog anyway?

I don’t know but he can’t say stolen because he a family dog like how the house and items etc I’m not worried about police as it would be classed as a legal dispute because of the situation (I’ve had the dog ten months after separation) but he’s I’ve clarified back to judge because it’s awful he’s just been nasty yes but I have no doubt he would pursue it if he knew it was hurting us emotionally x

I don’t think you need to worry, he left the dog and the judge would ask why he left it so long. What country are you in, can you get the dog registered to you instead?

He abandoned him to me ten months ago and I’ve told the judge this and for all these months he’s registered to me at vets and insurance and everything , when ex left he left me the kennel club papers too and when I looked at them I said why is he registered to you only? Even though we married and this dog is family dog he kind of laughed it off saying no matter where I leave him I can come back for him anytime friggin cruel so I’ve said to the judge as he’s using the dog ownership now to make me pay his prior debt and I’ve sent what he’s said to me to the judge to see what he makes of it ...

All I need is an authorisation code I have all the other codes he’s just being a twat over dog he don’t care about and doing what he loves the most upsetting me and child 😖

We still married i haven’t gone for absolute yet and I won’t do untill this crap is sorted (I can’t anyway untill a certain date) but I was told dogs are ‘assets’ and all assets in consent order are to remain in the family home where they are etc but I have queried it to judge

Tell him fine come collect the dog I want to buy my own and its not like the child won't see the dog with him

See how high he jumps

@Theunamedcat

Tell him fine come collect the dog I want to buy my own and its not like the child won't see the dog with him

See how high he jumps

Do this. He doesn't want the dog. If he thinks you want rid of it he'll drop the subject.

@Blueskies6
England (country im in) are dogs classed as assets too?my dog is pedigree if he got him he would sell him for £1000 + so i was told dogs are assets and Because in my consent order it says all possessions and all ‘assets’ to remain in the absolute possession they are in now all assets and possessions to remain at the family home (so I thought it covered me for the dog as in the order it states:

“All claims in respect of the contents of the family home and personal belongings including but not limited to furniture , artwork, jewellery and motor-vehicles
The parties agree that neither of them has any legal or equitable interest in the property or assets currently in the sole name or in possession of the other and neither has any liability for the debts of the other
The parties agree that the contents of the family home shall remain the absolute property of the person in whose possession they are now”

The not limited I was told could me anything at my home now anything in my house etc likes dogs other items that are not listed x

Trevor Cooper's a dog specialist solicitor so maybe worth contacting for advice of your specific case, they've some guidance on site.

doglaw.co.uk/civil/ownership-custody-disputes/

Get all the proof that you have been caring for him for the last 10months, receipts for food, flea treatment, insurance, vets etc.

Legally microchip paperwork and KC registration is not proof of ownership.

@Theunamedcat

Tell him fine come collect the dog I want to buy my own and its not like the child won't see the dog with him

See how high he jumps

Definitely this, and I'd ring and try to get a date in when he takes the dog eg 'Can you come and get him before we go to visit relative/day trip to Legoland (or some such time he'll think you're trying to arrange so it suits you - he'll never agree, it won't be convenient)

I'd also say ' Oh, and I don't suppose you can remember the authorisation code again I can't find it and I will need to change his registration back to you'

If you have to pay him off for the 'asset' it will be at market value which is likely isn't as much as he'd hope for given its an adult dog.

If he's been happy to leave the dog and all the costs to you for past 10months it will look like he's abandoned it, I doubt he'd have a good case that it's emotionally important to him.

Presumably the microchip is still registered at your address in case he does actually get lost, as said by PP they aren't proof of ownership.

I wouldn't make threats you don't want to follow through on.