Pets are generally treated as personal property when a couple divorces. This is hard for many people who see a pet as part of the family. In many states, deciding who gets custody of Fido is the same as deciding who gets custody of the table lamp.
That's why some courts are wary of deciding issues such as custody and visitation rights when it comes to a pet. It's not like individuals are usually granted visitation rights to go see their favorite couch every week.
The issue is especially hard if courts refuse to get involved. Pet custody laws may become uniform at some point. But for now, what happens to your pet after a divorce is unfortunately unclear. Don't let a pet custody battle draw out your divorce and make an already bad situation worse. However, in Illinois courts only awards ownership of the pet, not custody or visitation. #petcustodyforadivorce,
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