Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

Re: Dog ownership??

I doubt that the police will get in the middle of this. She may take you to small claims court. If she does, then the judge will decide who to believe. Bring any witnesses that heard her say that the dog is yours.

Re: Dog ownership??

If you are married, this is my answer. If not, skip down a bit:

If you bought the dogs after you got married, then the dogs are "marital property," meaning that you both own them equally. Neither of you can "steal" a dog from the other. You'll have to figure out in divorce court who gets which (or both) dogs. All the records you are looking for are probably irrelevant to a divorce judge, since the judge probably won't care who bought the dogs. You both bought them as a couple, not as individuals.

If you can't figure this out between yourselves, a judge will award the dogs as he or she sees fit.

In the many divorces I've handled involving pets, I know that this can be a serious issue. I've even set up "doggie visitation" and "dog support" in the past. Pets are important to people--often almost as important as children. Hopefully, the two of you can work something out.

If by "ex," you mean, "ex-girlfriend," here is my answer:

I very much doubt the police will do anything other than say, "Take it to small claims court." And they're right. Gather as much evidence as you can that the dogs are yours, and plead your case to the judge. The judge probably won't tell either of you to give the dogs to the winner, but will award the winner the monetary value of the dogs the winner doesn't possess.

Also, get a lawyer to help you with that subpoena to Sprint if you end up in court.