How Does Adultery Affect Divorce In Utah?

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How Does Adultery Affect Divorce In Utah?
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Getting through divorce is one of the most
overwhelming challenges many people ever face.
Your concerns about your children, property,
financial stability and overall future are real.
Whether you are preparing to file for divorce in
Salt Lake City or your spouse has filed divorce
upon you, it is essential to get counsel from a
divorce lawyer attorney who will take the time to
engage with you and identify with your unique
needs and goals.
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Lets Talk About Adultery

• When it comes to reasons that people choose to
  get divorced, one of the most devastating is
  their spouse cheating on them. It is a betrayal
  that simply cannot usually be overlooked.
  However, whether or not adultery affects divorce
  proceedings depends on what aspect of the divorce
  we are talking about.
• First, you need to point out that Utah takes
  adultery seriously it is a misdemeanor criminal
  offense.

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• However, in most cases, adultery is not going to
  be a factor when dividing a couples property
  during the divorce. If a spouse spent a large
  amount of the couples money on their affair,
  this might be taken into account when it comes to
  property division. For this to occur, the spouse
  who was cheated on would need to gather financial
  records and receipts to show how much their
  spouse spent on maintaining their affair.
• Adultery will also not be taken into account when
  it comes to decisions pertaining to child custody
  or visitation unless the affair shows a spouses
  inability to properly care for their child.

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What About Alimony?

• This is where Utah courts will consider the
  effect of adultery. Spousal maintenance is a
  vital part of the separation process. During a
  marriage, it is not uncommon for one spouse to
  depend on the other financially. During the
  divorce process, the courts may order the
  higher-earning spouse to make alimony payments to
  a financially dependent spouse.

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If a spouse believes that they should not have to
pay alimony because they were cheated on, they
will need to gather sufficient evidence to prove
an affair did occur. This includes gathering
phone records, financial statements, and any
other evidence that connects their spouse to an
adulterous relationship (social media postings,
text messages, etc.).
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Hire An Attorney
At Cor Law attorneys knows that this is an
overwhelming and emotional time in your life. If
you are going through a separation or divorce,
please consider seeking legal assistance. Divorce
attorney in Salt Lake City, Emy A. Cordano is
going to be by your side, fighting to make sure
you are taken care of.
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