Is your dog like a chair?
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in family law on Friday, May 6, 2016. In the eyes of most family law courts, it is. While Missouri courts have elaborate statutory rules and much case law precedent to guide their determinations in questions involving child custody, your family pet, no matter how cute, cuddly and beloved by the family, has a much lower status. Your dog is property. Personal property. Much like your furniture, clothes, vehicles, jewelry, guns and other collectables. Many judges will not even consider hearing arguments on the topic, and most are unlikely to issue anything