sandyclaus30
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
I have been married for 9 years, it will be 10 years in Sptember of 2014. For reasons that have no impact on my question, I had to move from my husband's home state of New York back to my home state of Pennsylvania. I will say that my son, who is Autistic and did not want to move to New York when I re-married, lives here in PA. He was having some emotional problems so that is one of the reasons I moved back.
My husband and I both agreed on this decision and he assured me he would begin to look for a job here in a few years so we could find a home to buy. Well during our marriage, we either adopted or rescued 14 cats. I unfortunately developed several serious illnesses that caused me to have to go on disability. i was at home with the cats 24/7 and grew to love them like my own children. It was devastating that I had to move away from them, but of course would not chose them over my son. I have always loved animals and was having extreme difficulty emotionally being away from my cats. I had started going to counseling for other issues I had in my life but my therapist said that I should consider getting a pet. Due to the fact that my son and my other two children, all grown, are allergic to cats I chose to adopt a small dog-a Pekingese. She only weighs 8 pounds and is a very calm and affectionate dog. Due to neglect, she had to have all but two teeth pulled. Well I told my husband about her and he immediately told me I could not bring her when I came home for a visit. I was shocked and devastated that he would say this. I told him she was staying with several dogs and cats at the rescue where I had adopted her. The owner of the rescue said she never got into fights with th other dogs or cats..she enjoyed all of them. I passed this information on to my husband, but he will not budge. He said he does not want "some dog" to upset HIS cats! I can't believe he is doing this to me. He refuses to let me see them, and it doesn't seem to bother him that he won't be seeing me either. I am not going to put my dog Cindy in a boarding kennel, she was taken from a puppy mill and lived in deplorable conditions. I do not want to upset her ny more than she has been. I m extremely upset that my husband is keeping me away from my kitties..it is causing me to be even more depressed.
I would like to know if he is legally allowed to refuse to let me in our home and keep me from visiting my cats. Do I have any legal recourse?
Thank you for any advice anyone is able to give me.
I have been married for 9 years, it will be 10 years in Sptember of 2014. For reasons that have no impact on my question, I had to move from my husband's home state of New York back to my home state of Pennsylvania. I will say that my son, who is Autistic and did not want to move to New York when I re-married, lives here in PA. He was having some emotional problems so that is one of the reasons I moved back.
My husband and I both agreed on this decision and he assured me he would begin to look for a job here in a few years so we could find a home to buy. Well during our marriage, we either adopted or rescued 14 cats. I unfortunately developed several serious illnesses that caused me to have to go on disability. i was at home with the cats 24/7 and grew to love them like my own children. It was devastating that I had to move away from them, but of course would not chose them over my son. I have always loved animals and was having extreme difficulty emotionally being away from my cats. I had started going to counseling for other issues I had in my life but my therapist said that I should consider getting a pet. Due to the fact that my son and my other two children, all grown, are allergic to cats I chose to adopt a small dog-a Pekingese. She only weighs 8 pounds and is a very calm and affectionate dog. Due to neglect, she had to have all but two teeth pulled. Well I told my husband about her and he immediately told me I could not bring her when I came home for a visit. I was shocked and devastated that he would say this. I told him she was staying with several dogs and cats at the rescue where I had adopted her. The owner of the rescue said she never got into fights with th other dogs or cats..she enjoyed all of them. I passed this information on to my husband, but he will not budge. He said he does not want "some dog" to upset HIS cats! I can't believe he is doing this to me. He refuses to let me see them, and it doesn't seem to bother him that he won't be seeing me either. I am not going to put my dog Cindy in a boarding kennel, she was taken from a puppy mill and lived in deplorable conditions. I do not want to upset her ny more than she has been. I m extremely upset that my husband is keeping me away from my kitties..it is causing me to be even more depressed.
I would like to know if he is legally allowed to refuse to let me in our home and keep me from visiting my cats. Do I have any legal recourse?
Thank you for any advice anyone is able to give me.
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