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Rachel Heah, Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University

Should you get a pet nup? How the law deals with your fur baby if you break up with your partner

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Never mind having kids, for young couples today adopting a pet together is an important relationship milestone. Pet ownership in the UK and elsewhere is largely driven by millennials and generation Z, according to one survey. But what happens to your “fur baby” if you break up?

One option some pet-owning couples are now considering is to draw up a “pet nup” (a play on prenup or prenuptial agreeement) to agree on what’s best for the animal should the relationship break down. But what does the law actually say about this situation?

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