Is it considered to be infidelity if your spouse is on a online dating site?
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Is it considered to be infidelity if your spouse is on a online dating site?
My husband is on an online dating saying that he is separated. I created a profile and begin talking to him. This is not the first time of catching him online dealing with other females. I want to know my rights. Is this consider entrapment? Will I have to wait a year before I can get the divorce final? Can I get alimony even though I make more money than him? We been together for 9 years.
Asked on June 16, 2012 under Family Law, Maryland
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Traditionally infidelity meant being involved in a physical relationship with some one other than your spouse. But in this electronic age of cyberspace that definition could be expanded to include "online infidelity" which can hurt just as much. I think that you should speak with an attorney about the issues you have here and what your options are given the circumstances. Your state law will govner the issue of spousal support (which seeme unlikely if you can support yourself and make more money that he). Also know that generlly states do not take infidelity in to account when distributing marital assets unless one of the parties dissipates assets on their paramour. Good luck.
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