Avoiding a Hairy Dispute: Using Pet Nups to Avoid Custody Battles over the Ownership of Animals

Abstract

One of the more contentious issues involved in the break-up of a marital or other long-term relationship is not necessarily the issue of who gets custody of the children or other possession, but which party will retain custody of the pets. This article explores the benefit of a party’s executing a pet nup that settles the issue without a court battle.