Sovint we get inquiries related to the custody of pets in the event of a couple crisis and the truth is that currently, there is no regulation that establishes what to do with the family pet when a couple divorces.

However, it is becoming increasingly common for pet custody to be part of the subject of discussion in a marital or break-up process. As always, the preferred formula is the agreement between the "parents", but in the absence of this, there are already precedents in which the judge has ended up ruling on how to resolve the conflict. It is thus necessary to agree on shared or exclusive custody with visits and also distribute the burdens that the animal generates and distribution of care, taking into account the interests of the animal itself and family members (especially emotional ties with minor children). All of us who have pets know that they are actually one more member of the family.