Divorce - Wife Abandoned Cats

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Billy - 23 Jan 2004 01:57 GMT

My wife is filing for divorce and has filed a fictitious police report to
get a restraining order to remove me from the home. We have 2 cats that I
could not take from the house and one needs special care.

I'm told by in-laws that I still have contact with that my wife has not been
living there for several days since she had me removed. The cats may be
abandoned because when I was allowed to enter the house last night with a
police escort for 20 minutes to get my belongings, the food bowl was empty
and the water bowls were very low.

Has anyone been through this? If I can't get access to the home and she has
abandoned them, what means do I have to save them? What rights do I have if
she divorces me? I need a suggestion quickly because the cats may be in
danger of death.

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Sharon too - 23 Jan 2004 02:08 GMT

> Has anyone been through this? If I can't get access to the home and she has
> abandoned them, what means do I have to save them? What rights do I have if
> she divorces me? I need a suggestion quickly because the cats may be in
> danger of death.

Call your attorney and your local humane society.

-Sharon

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Karen Chuplis - 23 Jan 2004 02:51 GMT

>> Has anyone been through this? If I can't get access to the home and she
> has
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> -Sharon

This is what I would do.

Karen

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Carey Gregory - 23 Jan 2004 02:21 GMT

You need a lawyer, not a newsgroup. No one here or any newsgroup can advise
you on legal questions, especially not since you don't even say where you
are.

In the meantime, I would call the local animal control authorities and ask
what can be done about it. If she has abandoned or is neglecting them,
there may be animal cruelty/neglect laws that apply.

Call the authorities. Newsgroups can't help you.

>My wife is filing for divorce and has filed a fictitious police report to
>get a restraining order to remove me from the home. We have 2 cats that Ih
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>she divorces me? I need a suggestion quickly because the cats may be in
>danger of death.

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