Girlfriend issues "no trespassing" order with police to boyfriend's cheating ex-wife who demands custody of the two dogs he took in the divorce: 'She can be arrested on criminal charges'

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Aug 12, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

Divorce isn't something we like to think about. It can be civil, for sure, but most of the time it ends with nasty words and hurt feelings. And that's just the actual divorce, let alone trying to live your life after. It's especially hard when you have children to share custody, and in this case, it's canine children that are the subject of our story. We're trying to think about how we would deal with it if we got divorced from our partner and how we would deal with our doggos, but let's hope that's a bridge we only have to deal with if we have to cross it.

Our main character below is the girlfriend, who somehow got wrapped up in her boyfriend's ex-wife's desire to see the two dogs he took with him in their divorce… which they got because she cheated on him for years with another man. If it were us, we wouldn't have entertained this at all, but some people are better than we are. She allowed this custody change to continue… until she didn't. Now the cheating ex-wife is accusing her of stealing her dogs (and her man), so she went to the police and got them involved. 

Can you feel the tension in the air? It's pawfectly juicy. Get your relationship tea below, it's piping hot and ready to drink!

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    [Am I wrong] for not letting my boyfriend’s ex wife see the dogs anytime she wants?

    a dog behind a gate including '[She] said I was stealing her dogs (and accused me of stealing her husband)'
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    I have been dating my boyfriend, James, for about a year and a half. He was in the process of getting a divorce from Samantha when we met, and they had four dogs. She took the two smaller ones to her apartment, and he has the two larger ones.
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    I have taken on the role of caregiver to the two dogs, including vet expenses, food expenses, and day to day caretaking. Since I am the main caretaker of the dogs, he has put me in charge of planning when Sam can come to trade the dogs so she can spend a weekend with the larger two while we have the smaller ones (because the four of then don't really get along well).
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  • She either really loves dogs or she got roped into this without realizing what she was getting into. Why is it her responsibility to take care of his and his ex's dogs? Also, why would she agree to being the liaison between him and his ex-wife? We would have said a hard no to that immediately. 100% not our problem.

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    James's mom is coming to stay with us next weekend (and she is just lovely, but she doesn't know about the fact that Sam is still around because of the dogs). Sam texted me yesterday telling me that she is going to come on the same day that his mom will be here to switch the dogs. I
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    explained to her that this weekend isn't going to work well for us because we have things going on, and she freaked out at me, saying that I was trying to control the situation.
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    I tried to set a bit of a boundaryx reminding that I am the caretaker of the two larger dogs, and that I would be happy to plan a different weekend where his mom won't be in town (because I find the way that they have "joint custody" of
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    the dogs incredibly awkward. And because James really doesn't want to have any contact with her because her infidelity is the reason that they divorced in the first place... plus, his mom respects me a lot, and I don't want to give her a reason
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    to doubt my place/presence in her son's life. Plus, sam usually brings her boyfriend, the guy she cheated on James with for years while he was underway, which adds an extra layer to the situation because it's kind of a move on her part to bring the guy who helped ruined their marriage.
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    Two hands on a divorce agreement with wedding rings on the table
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    She told me that she'd text James, who just told her to talk to me about it because they're my dogs, too. She isn't letting it go and is calling me obsessive and controlling and demanding, even though it seems like those better describe how she is trying to go about this.
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    My dad said that she's in the wrong and is being inconsiderate, but my step-mom said that I'm overstepping by denying Sam the chance to see her "fur children". James has assured me that there was nothing in the divorce
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    agreement that specifically states the custody of the animals, so there's no legal action she can take, but she has threatened, nevertheless.
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    I have been patient and accepting of this arrangement for over a year now, even though it makes me incredibly uncomfortable. James said that he's fine with cutting her and the two smaller dogs off
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  • Some people are very patient. We are not one of those people. She let this go on for a year?? That's bonkers to us. We would have called it quits after a few days. This sounds beyond exhausting. So much unnecessary drama. We're all for staying friends with exes if it's relevant, but it certainly isn't in this case.

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    completely, but I feel bad and like I'm the AH for not wanting to put on a show while his mom is in town. I am not saying "you can't see your dogs ever again" I'm just saying that this weekend doesn't work for us...
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    Update: I told her that our arrangement is not working out, so we'll be blocking her number and discontinuing our dog swapping. She didn't take it well, said I was stealing her dogs (and accused me of stealing her husband ).
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    She didn't let up and continued to try to call and text both James and me (from what I presume is her boyfriend's phone). In one of her messages (that she left at 1am, obviously intoxicated and slurring her cusses) she said she'd come anyway...
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    Since she threatened to show up, I reached out to my friend who works in law enforcement. He advised that since I have a small business I run from my house, we can file a no trespassing order. I am going down to the local police station
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    No trespassing sign in nature including PRIVATE PROPERTY NO TRESPASSING
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    today to do just that. Apparently, with this order, they'll notify her (and her boyfriend because I'm not taking any chances) that they're not permitted on our property/lingering nearby, and if she does approach our property, she can be arrested on criminal charges.
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    It doesn't prevent her from coming up to us in the store or if we're walking around the neighborhood, but hopefully it'll be enough to show that we're officially done with her sh**.
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    I never thought I'd be the type to get involved in anything like this, but I sure as HECK will never allow myself to get into a situation like this again! So much unnecessary stress and drama caused by my initial lack of boundaries... even if this is an AH move, it's one that will hopefully bring us the peace of mind to be rid of her mess.
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    ThrowRAevlcousins Why do you care more about and treat his ex better than he does? You are being way to nice to someone who did your boyfriend dirty
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    Alarmed-Speaker-8330 Wow-okay. It's nice he put you in charge of this-plus you get to pay all the expenses for the dogs and because you're such a good girl you get to feed them too. That's all I'm going to say.
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    PerspectiveKookie16 NTA and Not Your Circus, Not Your Monkeys
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    Just like if children were involved, it is up to the fur parents to coordinate schedules and exchanges, including the actual interface.
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    If James doesn't want the affair partner involved in the exchanges, he needs to tell Sam - not offload it onto you. If the custody exchanges don't work for James or Sam, they need to figure it out.
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    You should never have been put in the position of handling the interactions with Sam. Those dogs were theirs and they've decided to continue this pet co- parenting thing.
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    Life_Scratch_2807 If James says he is ok with cutting off this arrangement why are you fighting to keep it going? It brings nothing but drama.
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    Thymele10 You are a wonderful human being. She is a rotten AH. You just tell her that it's your way for this weekend or the highway. If she bothers you again regarding this weekend, tell her that you will not allow her to call you
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    again. Tell her in writing that you are doing her a favor and if she does not have the intelligence to understand that, that's on her. You can add that if she cared so much about the dogs, she would not be cheating for years on her deployed husband.
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