Should you divorce if your spouse cheats?

However, most legal experts agree that adultery occurs when a married person has a sexual relationship with someone who isn’t the other spouse. In a purely no-fault divorce state, like California, the court will not consider evidence of adultery, or any other kind of fault, when deciding whether to grant a divorce.

Is cheating a reason for divorce?

Infidelity isn’t great for your marriage, but cheating itself is seldom to blame for divorce. Indeed, studies suggest that happily married people who cheat (out of opportunity, and not due to underlying marriage problems) do not typically split up.

What percent of marriages end in divorce because of cheating?

According to the American Psychological Association (APA), infidelity in the United States accounted for 20-40 percent of divorces. According to a study published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one partner in 88\% of couples studied cited infidelity as a major contributing factor.

Do cheaters get less in divorce?

Adultery does not really affect the distribution of assets or the custody of children in a divorce case. Adultery does have an impact, however, in the settlement negotiations during a divorce. The great majority of divorce cases will settle (more than 85\%), before going to trial.

Will the divorce court punish my spouse for cheating?

The courts will not punish cheating through adjustment of spousal support. The general guideline for granting alimony is to prevent one spouse from being left with nothing. While half of everything often feels like nothing, many divorces involve no alimony at all.

How does cheating affect a divorce?

In most cases of divorce, where adultery has been committed by one of the persons in the relationship, adultery almost never plays a role in determining the separation of assets. Only when the cheating spouse has used shared assets from the marriage to finance the extra-marital affair does the adultery affect the distribution of assets.

What should I do if my spouse is cheating?

One thing you need to do when you discover your spouse has cheated is to look to the future. You need to decide if you want to let go of your spouse or let go of the situation. The decision is either to forgive your spouse and move on together, or forget about the situation and leave.

How to deal with cheating wife and divorce?

To cope with infidelity, first acknowledge that this is a huge shock and give yourself both time and compassion to heal after divorce. Focusing on your needs instead of their betrayal is empowering. The more you focus on them, the more pain and anger you feel.