jilly knight
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? texas
Divorce is in texas and i moved to washington 9 mths ago. In 2003, for christmas, my aunt gave me 50.00 dollars to go and buy 2 dogs for me as a christmas gift. The gift was fo rme only and i adopted 2 puppies and put them in my name only on the adoption papers. When i moved in oct, 2004, the dogs came with me and had been seperated for 5 mths and my spouse did not take my dogs with him, of course. Now i have lived in washington state for almost 9 mths with my dogs and they r now 21 mths old , almost.
We had nothing else to argue over but now i found out he wants 1 or both dogs in texas. He hasnt even seen them since oct of 2004 because they r with me. His lawyer says because my aunt handed me the money and then i purchased dogs they r community property. Is this true and can i lose them? I have sent the court in texas several letters and copy of adoption papers only in my name. My aunt sent a letter and notorized she gave me the money to buy the puppies and they were a gift. The court date is july 5 2005 and i cant afford to go. I notified the court i can not afford to fly in and sent letters on my dogs? Please tell me what may happen and if i could lose them. What happens if i put them in some one elses name in washington? They r my babies and brother and sister and would die if seperated from me or each other.
Sincerly, Jilly
Divorce is in texas and i moved to washington 9 mths ago. In 2003, for christmas, my aunt gave me 50.00 dollars to go and buy 2 dogs for me as a christmas gift. The gift was fo rme only and i adopted 2 puppies and put them in my name only on the adoption papers. When i moved in oct, 2004, the dogs came with me and had been seperated for 5 mths and my spouse did not take my dogs with him, of course. Now i have lived in washington state for almost 9 mths with my dogs and they r now 21 mths old , almost.
We had nothing else to argue over but now i found out he wants 1 or both dogs in texas. He hasnt even seen them since oct of 2004 because they r with me. His lawyer says because my aunt handed me the money and then i purchased dogs they r community property. Is this true and can i lose them? I have sent the court in texas several letters and copy of adoption papers only in my name. My aunt sent a letter and notorized she gave me the money to buy the puppies and they were a gift. The court date is july 5 2005 and i cant afford to go. I notified the court i can not afford to fly in and sent letters on my dogs? Please tell me what may happen and if i could lose them. What happens if i put them in some one elses name in washington? They r my babies and brother and sister and would die if seperated from me or each other.
Sincerly, Jilly