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You might have heard about a legal term which reads: “no-fault divorce”. The term might be pretty self explanatory to many. In this system of divorce, none of the two, i.e. the wife or the husband have to play the blame game or prove each other at fault. Even if it comes down to blaming each other as the cause, it doesn’t really make a difference since after all, it is a ‘no-fault’ divorce.
Well, if you agree with the above reasoning, let us tell you, it is wrong.
Most of the people filing and fighting such cases don’t consider the fact that even if one of the spouses is blamed for cheating on the other and proven guilty, it does affect the decision of the jury even in cases of ‘no-fault’ divorce. While divorce for that reason does not affect how well the assets and property is distributed, but it does affect the custody of the child.
Custody of the child
Most of the countries, while determining whether who will take the custody of the child go by the standard: “in the best interest of the child”. The moral behavior of both the husband and the wife are taken into account by the judge for determining which parent should be given maximum amount of time to spend with the child. Just think who wins the battle in the case when one spouse has absolutely no issues with lying to the family for hiding extra-marital relations and/or affairs?
There was a case many a years ago when one wife, who had taken to attending the happy hours session at office, developed extra-marital affairs with one of the co-workers at office. She started to come home even later day by day, with the husband as the only person who’d be at home, taking care of the children. The father began to spend more and more time home while the mother of the children would be away, and the case analysts used credit card receipts and bills to confirm the fact. Thus, the court concluded that since the father had been the primary caretaker of the children for so many months, he should continue as the sole caretaker.
Thus, if you’re getting into a new relation with someone and want divorce from your wife, ask yourself: What do you want more? Your child or a new relation?
Written by James Anthony - Owner of MatchWorkz.co.uk
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