Divorce quite frequently is the result of adultery in Texas. However, many people are surprised to learn how adultery can impact the outcome of the divorce and how divorce lawyers in Denton will use adultery when fighting for their clients.
Texas is a no-fault state. This means that you don’t need a reason for divorce. A judge has the ability to grant a divorce without determining who is at fault. So if that’s the case, one may think it’s impossible to determine how adultery can impact the outcome of divorce or how divorce lawyers in Denton will use adultery to defend their clients.
To understand this, it’s first important to understand what is considered adultery in Texas. In Texas, adultery is voluntary sexual intercourse with someone who is not your spouse. Alleged adultery needs to be proven. Videos, pictures, and eyewitness testimony can all be used.
Although Texas is a no-fault state for divorce, it still identifies faults for divorce. For example, a court may grant a divorce in one party’s favor if it can be proven that the other committed adultery, and this led to the marriage in question breaking up. In Texas, there is no such thing as legal separation. The marriage is effective until the judge gives the divorce decree. Depending on who the judge is and their belief structure, adultery could be a consideration of the court even if it happened after the couple separated but the divorce was not finalized.
Learn more about how Texas courts view adultery, and see how the attorneys at Orsinger, Nelson, Downing and Anderson, LLP have litigated and mediated challenging and complex matrimonial cases for the past 25 years when you visit the website.
