Reptile ownership laws?

[spend_day]

just found this looks like it could help u out (its about family pets and devoirce but rather than seperation but an interesting read) BBC NEWS | Magazine | Horses for divorces

[Athravan]

If an animal is not claimed in 7 days the RSPCA can legally claim it as their own and put it up for rehoming. If you claim it after then, they do not have any obligation to return said animal to you. If she had left and you had been stuck with these animals and sold them on, or given them away, I suspect there is little she would be able to do it about it 6 months down the line.

Anyway, I seriously doubt she is going to sue. It seems to be something people throw around all the time these days, without realising the expense of court costs, which would far outweight the cost of her compensating you for the money you have spent on these animals.

I would suggest you just sit down, work out exactly what you have spent on them, and what a fair market price is. Either you buy the animals off her, or she pays you for what it has cost to keep them. This will work out a LOT more cost effective than going to court into a custody dispute over pets.

[Geomyda]

Originally Posted by clive1973

I would take legal advice, if they are hers can she prove that ? I feel that you will be due compensation if you have to give them back

I think that he has already rec'd legal advice in this thread, and therefore suggest that he "cuts his losses"

[gtm]

Originally Posted by Geomyda

I think that he has already rec'd legal advice in this thread, and therefore suggest that he "cuts his losses"

For the record I'm a qualified solicitor & I'm as confident as I can be that what I said is correct.

[dragonsRus]

well if you want an easy way to settle this
just give them to me !