Family Law and Animals

Family Law and animals, is a quickly evolving area of law.  A case could involve custody or even visitation of a pet, or the exclusion of a family member based upon domestic violence toward the animal.

Attorney Gislason offers a reduced fee for the first half hour of in person conferences at her office and her hourly fee applies thereafter. Come prepared with questions, pertinent documents, and a chronological summary of events related to the primary areas of concern. Telephone conferences are also available. In order to make your consultation more effective and time efficient, please review, fill out and bring our Animal Law Questionaire to your appointment.

Give me my pet!

Have you ever wondered what would happen if two people got into a fight over who gets a pet after a break up? Barbara Gislason has tackled difficult issues involving pet custody, and owner’s rights in ambiguous situations in the November 13, 2011 "Just for Fun" audio blog at The SPIWE Show.  Listen to the blog.