Divorce

[PayrollHRGuy]

Just to clarify. An act doesn't have to be criminally illegal to get sued for it.

 

[Sam1588]

Just to clarify. An act doesn't have to be criminally illegal to get sued for it.

 

[Sam1588]

So it is possible for her to be sued by the wife?

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

Almost anyone can sue almost anyone for almost anything. But since the woman has gotten a lawyer and your friend has received some sort of paper she needs to take those papers to a lawyer.

 

[stealth2]

A friend of mine has been having an affair with a married Man and now the wife is threatening to charge her with a crime because she knew the Man was Married.

And it's really none of your business.

 

[Sam1588]

And it's really none of your business.

I just don’t want to see her get hurt in the long run by making this mistake

 

[stealth2]

I just don’t want to see her get hurt in the long run by making this mistake

All y'all must be real young to think you can save each other from making stupid mistakes.

 

[Sam1588]

All y'all must be real young to think you can save each other from making stupid mistakes.

No not at all young. Just never been in a situation like this before with a friend whom I’ve known for a long time.

 

[Eekamouse]

I just don’t want to see her get hurt in the long run by making this mistake

She's involved with a cheating husband so it guaranteed she'll be hurt by this mistake. The cruelest thing that wife could do is let your friend have her husband. I doubt your friend will enjoy it when the man cheats on her further down the road. It'll be exactly what your friend deserves and a valuable lesson for her to learn in life.

 

[not2cleverRed]

Well the wife has a lawyer and the lawyer sent papers to my friends house stating something about emotional distress

Suing for intentional affliction of emotional distress is about the only thing the wife can try, legally. This a civil action, not a criminal one. There is no possibility of jail. There is a possibility of money. A slim possibility.

I say "slim", given the 2000 case of McDermott v. Reynolds.

 

[Family Law Firm]

Adultery is extramarital sex that is considered objectionable on social, religious, moral, or legal grounds. So that is why it is a crime to commit adultery in Virginia.

 

[quincy]

Adultery is extramarital sex that is considered objectionable on social, religious, moral, or legal grounds. So that is why it is a crime to commit adultery in Virginia.

How interesting.

This thread is from February.

 

[Zigner]

The actual legal definition of adultery in VA is this:

Any person, being married, who voluntarily shall have sexual intercourse with any person not his or her spouse ... (https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter8/section18.2-365/)

The law mentions nothing about social, religious or moral grounds.

EDIT: I know this is from February...and I know the law was posted previously in the thread. I just wanted to make the point that "social, religious or moral grounds" aren't mentioned in the law

 

[quincy]

The actual legal definition of adultery in VA is this:

Any person, being married, who voluntarily shall have sexual intercourse with any person not his or her spouse ... (https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter8/section18.2-365/)

The law mentions nothing about social, religious or moral grounds.

EDIT: I know this is from February...and I know the law was posted previously in the thread. I just wanted to make the point that "social, religious or moral grounds" aren't mentioned in the law

I think Family Law needs a refresher course in family law.