Q: Can the previous owner of a cat take it away after 4 years of abandonment?
I have my cat who I took over care of for when my grandmother died four years ago. Previous to that it was bought for my cousin as a kitten. My cousin left him behind when he moved out of our grandmother's house. Two years later my grandmother died and I moved into the house to take care of it, the cat, and help my father keep a roof over his head. For the past four years I have the only provider and parent to this cat. I was forced to move out when my father (a meth addict) threw a rock through my window and stole one of my sliding glass doors. I took the cat with me and now my father is taking me to court under the basis of inheritance since his mother took care of it. He is using the original owners as leverage and they are doing the footwork for him. Should I be worried? I am not giving my cat up. They are addicts and have had nothing to do with the cat ever. It's solely to get back at me.
A:
This meth addict is taking you to court so he can keep a cat? And his primary witnesses are meth addicts? You might consider getting a restraining order against them for domestic violence in the form of threats. You can choose your friends but you cannot choose your family.
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