Adultery

In divorce cases, adultery may be defined as willful sexual intercourse by one spouse with an individual other than their spouse. Depending on the state and ability to prove the adultery, adultery may be immediate grounds for commencing a fault-based divorce, which significantly limits the waiting period for divorce in most states. Proving adultery is not as difficult as it may seem in some states. Items such as confessions, reasonable circumstantial evidence, or even third party statements regarding adultery may suffice. Additionally, adultery and other deviances from the marriage may prove to be significant leverage in the child custody and alimony determinations in some cases.

Fast Facts

  • Adultery is not typically a criminal offense, but it may have significant civil ramifications in a divorce case.
  • Adultery laws and other definitions highly vary from state to state, and in turn, depending on your state, may significantly alter legal claims and proceedings.

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  • Adultery as Grounds For Divorce

    Adultery is one of the most common grounds for divorce and may be stated as a reason for divorce in the majori...
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  • Defining Adultery in a Divorce

    What is the definition of adultery for divorce?  Adultery occurs when one party has committed the offense of h...
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  • Grounds for Divorce: Adultery

    An adultery divorce can be painful for the parties to go through. There is often disappointment, anger and hur...
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  • North Carolina Divorce Laws Regarding Adultery

    Adultery can be used as grounds for divorce. This can end up costing the cheating spouse’s lover a bundle of m...
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  • Adultery and Alimony

    1. What are the historical origins of alimony and fault? Alimony – which is the periodic payment one spouse mi...

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