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Kona and Mr. Bear: A tale of a nasty divorce and pet visitation rights in Washington state
Seattle TimesWe now have the story of two dogs, Kona and Mr. Bear, and the acrimonious custody fight in Clark County between the divorced couple who had them as part of their household.
A lot of words have been exchanged. There were 551 pages of filings sent up to the state’s Court of Appeals.
In the end, on Oct. 4, the court decided Mariah Thomas, of La Center in Southwest Washington, was out of luck. The court reversed a Superior Court ruling giving her visitation rights with the two “babies,” as the court noted both parties called the canines.
“It’s devastating. They’re like your children,” she says.
Bottom line from the three judges: In this state, pets are property, and you don’t get the right to visit property.
A lot of words have been exchanged. There were 551 pages of filings sent up to the state’s Court of Appeals.
In the end, on Oct. 4, the court decided Mariah Thomas, of La Center in Southwest Washington, was out of luck. The court reversed a Superior Court ruling giving her visitation rights with the two “babies,” as the court noted both parties called the canines.
“It’s devastating. They’re like your children,” she says.
Bottom line from the three judges: In this state, pets are property, and you don’t get the right to visit property.
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