A grieving daughter was forced to go to the B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal in order to force the return of her deceased fathersa国际传媒檚 dog Cookie.

Brandy Parlett is the executor of the estate of her father, John Michael Parlett.

sa国际传媒淢s. Parlett says that the respondent, Trisha Gatfield, offered to care for her fathersa国际传媒檚 dog, Cookie, while her father was undergoing chemotherapy,sa国际传媒� reads the CRT decision. sa国际传媒淢s. Parlett says her father died and Ms. Gatfield refuses to return Cookie to her family. Ms. Parlett asks for an order that Cookie be returned to her and that Ms. Gatfield pay her expenses to retrieve Cookie.sa国际传媒�

Gatfield responded that Cookie was given to her by other members of John Parlettsa国际传媒檚 family.

sa国际传媒淢s. Parlett says that her brother was looking after Cookie while her father was in the hospital receiving chemotherapy,sa国际传媒� said the CRT decision. sa国际传媒淐ookie kept running away from her brothersa国际传媒檚 home. She says that Ms. Gatfield offered to take care of Cookie until her father left the hospital. After her father died, Ms. Parlett says Ms. Gatfield refused to return Cookie.sa国际传媒�

Gatfield gave testimony that John Parlettsa国际传媒檚 family encouraged her to keep Cookie.

sa国际传媒淢s. Gatfield says that John Parlettsa国际传媒檚 family asked her to look after Cookie while he was in the hospital,sa国际传媒� said the CRT decision. sa国际传媒淪he says that after John Parlett died, she and Ms. Parlett discussed returning Cookie. However, she says John Parlettsa国际传媒檚 other family members told her she should keep Cookie. Ms. Gatfield has provided a letter and text messages from one of John Parlettsa国际传媒檚 daughters stating that the family has decided that Cookie should live with Ms. Gatfield.sa国际传媒�

For the CRT, the issue is that Cookie is property of the estate of John Parlett and whoever is the administrator of the estate is the one who decides who should have Cookie.

The CRT agreed that Brandy is the administrator and so it has ordered that Cookie be returned by Gatfield, but it did not award costs to reimburse the family.

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