"Pets Should Receive Special Consideration in F.S. Ch. 61, Dissolution and F.S. Ch. 741, Domestic Violence" by Margherita Downey and Sherry Andrews

An article published in the Florida Bar Journal argues that some provisions of domestic violence law should also apply to companion animals, giving family court judges more power over these custody disputes. [To accompany Academic Update "Companion Animals and Domestic Violence Protection" from Brooks Animal Law Digest Issue No. 28.]