When spouses go through a divorce, there is a division of their “community property” — the items and assets they have acquired during their marriage. And the dispute over who gets the couple’s pet(s) — like that over who gets the children — is often contentious and emotional. In order to limit the chance that the interests of pets be forgotten in those battles, just last month Gov. Brown signed a law that increased the status of pets in divorce proceedings. And while the new Family Code section 2605 does not directly provide animals with rights in divorce cases, it [...]