DIVORCE DETAILS: WHO GETS CUSTODY OF THE DOG?

DIVORCE DETAILS: WHO GETS CUSTODY OF THE DOG?

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Wireless Flash) -- What's good for kids is good for dogs when it comes to a divorce. A California animal rights lawyer wants divorce laws rewritten so that judges would determine which spouse would get custody of what pet. Attorney Lawrence Weiss says the current law allows married couples to divide pets among themselves as property. Under his plan, dogs and cats would have rights just as children do. Weiss says the canine custody battles could be determined by factors such as which owner lives closest to a vet, which owner has the biggest yard or even through a friend's testimony as to which owner loves the pet more.