Cheryl Burke Wins Custody of Dog in Fallout of Matthew Lawrence Divorce

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Cheryl Burke will retain custody of her dog, Ysabella, after all ... this after she struck an agreement with ex-husband Matthew Lawrence ahead of a looming court date on the matter.

-- instead of going to court over custody of their dog ... he's waived the white flag.

New court docs, obtained by TMZ, show the 'DWTS' star and her now-ex-husband have struck a deal regarding the battle over who'll be the primary caretaker of their French bulldog, Ysabella ... something they'd been fighting about throughout the proceedings.As of now ...

There was a trial that was scheduled to take place soon if they didn't squash this, and it looks like they did that just in the nick of time -- with all discovery now being withdrawn.While Matthew and Cheryl finalized their divorce in September, this was one of the final points of contention ... which Cheryl had even addressed publicly, calling Matt's insistence on fighting her over it"cruel." As she said in interviews, she always saw it as *her* dog.

Cheryl says she got Ysabella from an ex, and felt entitled to it. In the end, it seems he saw it that way too. Of course, he's on to new horizons ... now in

 

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“I’m takin the dog…”

Over a dog? A dog? Court and custody battle over a dog?! Bro, just get a new one!

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this woman and her publicist! the hardest working women in show biz

Dog custody is TMZ level news?

I can finally go to sleep

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