Was the person charged with a crime? If so you can try to get restitution in the criminal case. Otherwise, if the insurance company is refusing to pay your claim, you have to sue the person who hit your dog and prove in court that your dog was not in the street or otherwise at fault when the car... View More

You cannot sue for replevin, that's the type of suit she would file against you. I'd recommend a consult with an experienced animal attorney. You may have a beneficial interest in the animal for having cared for it for so long.

How serious this will be for you and your dog depends entirely on what the law you were charged under says. In some cities, like Aurora for example, it's just a $150 fine and nothing more. In others, there could be ramifications. Typically how the dog acts around other people is not... View More

Are you still listed as a tenant? Do you have keys still? Would you be allowed to enter the property or has he stated you cannot return? If you are still entitled to go to the property and you co own the dog, it should be ok for you to go get your co owned dog.

You're lucky you've only been charged with dog at large. There is no defense, your dogs were out. The fact you adopted a dog from the pound has no bearing. Don't let your dogs get loose again or your neighbor will shoot them and he'll just say it was self defense

Did they sign the contract? What did it say? Typically this would be looked at as the sale of property and upon delivery of the property the sale is complete, so you may not be able to get them to pay your asking price. Also, depending on what the price was, it may not even be worth taking them... View More

The DNA test may not hold up in court. I'm currently disputing the accuracy of DNA in cases where a city is using them to impose breed specific legislation on dog owners. Did you get AKC papers? Also, many breeders say a dog is a "mini" by breeding small versions of the breed, but... View More

If the charge against you is something they can take away or kill your dog over then yes.

Does your neighbor not own the stud? It would appear that if the neighbor is keeping someone else's stud, and breeds that dog in violation of an agreement your neighbor has with the owner, the owner could sue your neighbor and could possibly also sue you for conversion, i.e. taking something... View More

This is a civil matter. You need to consult with an animal attorney with experience in suing to get your dog back. I have handled dozens of such cases.

Private people cannot extinguish ownership, only animal shelters and pounds have the statutory safe haven to do so. They must keep the animal for five business days before ownership is extinguished by statute. So you need to report the dog as found to your local animal shelter (or where she was... View More

It depends on a lot of factors. Were you married or just dating/ girlfriend and boyfriend? Did you acquire them before the relationship or during? Did you both care for and pay for their needs? If you were married, this will be sorted out in the divorce. If you were not married, she can claim... View More

At the very least you need to give all the info to the local shelter and have them list you as an in home hold. The only statutory way for ownership of a lost pet to be severed is for it to be processed by the local pound and listed as found for five days that the shelter is open.

You need a consult with an attorney who handles these cases like me. You will probably have to sue them but whether you will be successful depends on a lot of different factors

You will have to sue the whoever gave your cat away and the person they gave it to but there are a lot of details that will affect whether you will be successful. I'd suggest you schedule a consultation.

I would suggest offering to credit their bill in exchange for a full and final release of liability for the damages ie death of their dog. I can draft such a document.

McDonalds is a place of public accommodation regulated by the ADA. They may only ask two questions, is the dog a service dog and what task has the dog been trained to perform. That is it. They may not exclude the service dog unless it is soiling the establishment or is making a disturbance, but... View More

Dogs are property. Unless the ex wife solely owned the dog, she had no authority to give the dog away. An argument could be made that the incarcerated owner abandoned the dog but abandonment must be intentional and under this scenario, the owner probably told his spouse to watch the dog for him.... View More

If your dad surrenders your dog to the shelter they have the right to rely on his representation that he is the owner and the dog will legally become the shelter's to do what they wish as soon as he hands the dog over which could mean euthanasia. Make sure your dad does not have access to your dog.

It depends on where you are trying to prove this. If it's in a court, the Venmo payment may be inadmissible as hearsay