Bartok Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 ok Need to help my young counsin with legal advice her 3 dogs are chipped in NSW but the silly girl never had them registered in Victoria where they live. She never had them registered in NSW either They are all in her name though and no transfer of ownership has been done by her (doesnt mean someone hasnt forged her signature) She has had them in her care for 2yrs while BF in army They just recently broke up and he took everything. Including the dogs He has had them registerred in is name in VIC Ranger in her local council wasnt much help Is there anything she can do? Her BF will pig hunt with the dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 She can see a lawyer. Otherwise, I'd say she's got no chance of getting them back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Advice = see a lawyer and be prepared to spend some serious cash, to follow through. Emotional as it probably is, she'd be better off walking away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miss2 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 so no transfer of owner ship has been done on the chips or he did and just signed her name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartok Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 so no transfer of owner ship has been done on the chips or he did and just signed her name? all we know is that they are now registered to him in victoria she has signed nothing, but apparently as they werent registered in sydney only chipped he can do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miss2 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 from my work with local council this is what i know. if the chip is still in her name, the council should not have accepted the registration to his name without change a of ownership form. i knew of a suituation once where a girl had surrended her dog to the pound. the chip number was scanned and recorded but not checked in the system. turns out the chip was still in her ex's name and he did not know she had surrended the dog. legally, because the chip was in his name still the dog was his..... in saying that they did not have any other registration, just the microchip. i would tell her to call the council they are now registered with and give them the chip number, ask the council to look the chip up on its relavant database. from there she can explain the suituation and also have proof that the dogs are stiil in her name on the microchip...... might not do any good but wish her luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy82 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 If her name is on the microchip and the microchips were registered before the dogs were registered with the council in Vic, I'd say she has a chance. Just depends if she wants to spend the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Rusty Bucket Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 What about police, if she can prove ownership, she should be able to report them stolen, and get the police to help her collect them. Or is that just wishful thinking? If the police won't help, can she just go get them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 so no transfer of owner ship has been done on the chips or he did and just signed her name? all we know is that they are now registered to him in victoria she has signed nothing, but apparently as they werent registered in sydney only chipped he can do that? Definitely not true. If the dog is chipped to her then it's her dog. Doesn't matter if she's registered it or not The reason he has been able to do this is that in NSW we have our own register that no other states use. He would have put the chip up on the register used in VIC. Does she have her microchip paperwork still? This can be used as proof that she owned the dog originally. If not get her to call a Council in NSW and she will be able to get a copy sent out to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DobieMum Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 so no transfer of owner ship has been done on the chips or he did and just signed her name? all we know is that they are now registered to him in victoria she has signed nothing, but apparently as they werent registered in sydney only chipped he can do that? Definitely not true. If the dog is chipped to her then it's her dog. Doesn't matter if she's registered it or not The reason he has been able to do this is that in NSW we have our own register that no other states use. He would have put the chip up on the register used in VIC. Does she have her microchip paperwork still? This can be used as proof that she owned the dog originally. If not get her to call a Council in NSW and she will be able to get a copy sent out to her. If your just talking about registration at the pet registery, I was given this information when I recently changed my pups microchip detailes. If I apply on the registration form and pay the transfer fee, my pup will be transfered into my name. The old owner will be contacted, but if she didn't sign the form within 2 weeks, further action would be taken resulting in the dog being recognised as mine, by her microchip detailes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyosha Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 If you are in a relationship more than 6 months then all property is lawfully co-owned. Just like a car which may be registered on one person's name, they are still joint owned. So he has as much claim to the dogs as she does, regardless of whose name is on the chip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartok Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 so no transfer of owner ship has been done on the chips or he did and just signed her name? all we know is that they are now registered to him in victoria she has signed nothing, but apparently as they werent registered in sydney only chipped he can do that? Definitely not true. If the dog is chipped to her then it's her dog. Doesn't matter if she's registered it or not The reason he has been able to do this is that in NSW we have our own register that no other states use. He would have put the chip up on the register used in VIC. Does she have her microchip paperwork still? This can be used as proof that she owned the dog originally. If not get her to call a Council in NSW and she will be able to get a copy sent out to her. He took everything. all he gave her as threw her clothes on the front lawn she has nothing accept her dads best friend is a sydney vet and he is the vet that chipped the dogs and they have copies of the michrochip pwork which they have faxed her she went to her council with them and spoke to the ranger and he really didnt seem interested in helping her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 The council and rangers are not going to get involved in what is now a "property" dispute. If she wants the dogs back, she's going to need to pay a solicitor to act on her behalf, have lots of $$ to throw at them and be prepared for follow it through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Ummm - if you check the chip detail on NSW CAR, and the dogs are still in only her name - can't she register them with her council here? That may double her "ownership" stakes if she is still really set on getting them back in the "settlement"... T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 If the dogs are registered on the microchips in her name & she has proof of this, which seems to be the case, why can't she just go & get them while he is not there & take them home. They are her dogs so it is not theft. Then if he wants them he has to go to all the bother of prooving they are his. As the police & the rangers are not interested & this is a property dispute let him deal with it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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