Location: Illinois
Nearly 2 months ago, I (18F) left my abusive ex boyfriend and took my cats with me.
My older cat, Bizkit, belonged to me before I even met this guy. and i have photos to prove it. But she is not microchipped and he payed for her spay.
My younger cat, Clement, was a present to me from him. He bought him from a shelter and put my name on his microchip. My name is the only name on the microchip.
When I left him and he realized he wasn’t going to get me back, he started threatening to take me to court and get the cats because he paid for all their food. Keep in mind, he didn’t allow me to have a job and pay for them myself while we were together, but I wouldn’t be able to prove that in court.
Does he actually have a case here or will he just make an ass of himself if he tries to get a lawyer against me? He already had a cop come to my house and ask me to give up my cats, and when I said no and they belong to me, the cop stated that my ex would then have to go to civil court to get them. I’m just trying to see if it’s actually worth getting a lawyer.
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It is very likely he is not filling a lawsuit; lots of people threaten this and never do.
Call your vet and confirm both pets are registered in your name only, and ask them to add a note that you are being harassed by an abusive ex using the animals. Maybe they can write you a letter confirming ownership.
Congratulations on leaving that controlling POS and I hope you get your cats back. I suggest you start by writing down every bit of information that you can, including photographs that were taken before you knew him and witnesses and every bit of information you can because when you get into a situation where you have to go to court or testify it’s easy to get nervous so write down everything. Good luck to you and I hope you get your cats back.