Does a cheating spouse affect child custody?
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Does a cheating spouse affect child custody?
California is a No-Fault Divorce State Usually, infidelity does NOT impact property division (unless the cheating spouse wasted marital assets on the affair), spousal support, or child custody, with limited exceptions. In by far the majority of cases, cheating will not affect child custody.
Will having a new partner affect my divorce?
While this won't affect your financial settlement in any way it could have other repercussions. For example it's unlikely that your new partner will welcome the fact that he or she could be named in court documents. In addition, including adultery as the ground for divorce rarely if ever makes a divorce more amicable.
What happens when you divorce and you own a home together?
Divorcing couples can decide to keep owning a home together, agreeing on details like how mortgage payments will be split, when they'll be paid each month, when it will eventually be sold, and who will get the proceeds of the sale of the house at that point.
What rights does a legally separated spouse have?
In a legal separation proceeding, a court can decide matters such as child custody and support, alimony and property division. rights to the family home, including whether either spouse may have the right to remain in the marital home during the separation and who will pay for the mortgage, and.
