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Property-settlement discretion under section 79 of the Family Law Act.

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Between Ownership and Care

Pets are often folded into the rhythm of family life — but the law has long treated them as property.
This article explores how courts are beginning to reckon with that mismatch, and what it means when care, not just ownership, is at stake.

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