Q. My husband and I are getting divorced after 14 years of marriage. We have two kids, a house and retirement accounts, but the biggest issue right now is our golden retriever lab mix, Luna. We adopted her as a puppy eight years ago, and she’s been like a third child to me — I am the one who walks her every day, feeds her, takes to the groomer and the vet, and she sleeps in my bed. I’ve been sleeping in our guest room for the last three years.

My husband says he’s going to “take the dog” when we separate because he paid the adoption fee and his name is on the paperwork, so she is his “property.” I am devastated. Luna is deeply attached to me and the kids, and I don’t think it’s in her best interest to be taken away.

Is there any way I can fight for custody of Luna? We have agreed that I

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