What are couples really fighting about in a contentious divorce?
Philadelphia, PA (Vocus) October 18, 2010 Tonight live at 7:00 p.m. on the Philadelphia CNN-News affiliate WFMZ-TV, The American Law Journal presents “hot” topics in family law including Divorce & Personal Property: What Are We REALLY Fighting About? Host Attorney Christopher Naughton welcomes Bonnie C. Frost of New Jersey’s largest family law practice Einhorn, Harris, Ascher, Barbarito & Frost, P.C. and 30+ year family law veteran Donald F. Spry, II of King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul, LLC. Joining the discussion is New Jersey psychologist Dr. Lise Deguire. The guiding precedent for pet custody in Pennsylvania is known as “the Barney rule.” It arose from a 2002 case, DeSanctis v. Pritchard, in which a couple had agreed in their divorce settlement to share possession of Barney, their golden retriever-Labrador mix. When the ex-wife remarried and moved away, Anthony DeSanctis went to court to enforce the agreement, arguing that the dog should be treated similarly to a child. He lost. “E
