what is the law against adultery?

Question

a ove affair between employer and employee, whats the law against these acts of infidelity?

Answer 1

Legal penalties for adultery
Historically, adultery has been subject to severe sanctions, including the death penalty, and has been grounds for divorce under fault-based divorce laws. In some places, the method of punishment for adultery is stoning to death.[1]

In the original Napoleonic Code, a man could ask to be divorced from his wife if she committed adultery, but the philandery of the husband was not a sufficient motive for divorce unless he had kept his concubine in the family home.

In some jurisdictions, including Korea and Taiwan, adultery is illegal. In the United States, laws vary from state to state. For example, in Pennsylvania, adultery is technically punishable by 2 years of imprisonment or 18 months of treatment for insanity (for history, see Hamowy)(criminal statute repealed 1972), while in Michigan the Court of Appeals, the state's second-highest court, ruled that a little-known provision of state criminal law means that adultery carries a potential life sentence.[2] In Maryland, adultery is punishable by a fine of ten dollars. That being said, such statutes are typically considered blue laws and are rarely, if ever, enforced. In the U.S. Military, adultery is a court-martialable offense only if it was "to the prejudice of good order and discipline" or "of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces" [3]. This law has been applied to cases where both partners were members of the military, particularly where one was in command of the other, or one partner and the other's spouse. The enforceability of criminal sanctions for adultery is questionable in light of Supreme Court decisions since 1965 relating to privacy and sexual intimacy, and particularly in light of Lawrence v. Texas, which protected the right of privacy for consenting adults.

In Canadian law, adultery is defined under the Divorce Act. Though the written definition sets it as extramarital relations with someone of the opposite sex, the recent change in the definition of marriage gave grounds for a British Columbia judge to strike that definition down. In a 2005 case of a woman filing for divorce, her husband had cheated on her with another man, which the judge felt was equal reasoning to dissolve the union.


Excerpt above from second source site below:

Excerpt below are the criteria (elements) that must be met in some states for the following civil tort to be filed:

Enticement of Spouse

1. Intent to diminish the marital relationship between the spouses
2. Affirmative conduct by the defendant
3. To entice or encourage the spouse to leave the plaintiff’s home, or
4. To harbor the spouse and encourage him or her to stay away from the plaintiff’s home
5. The spouse leaves the plaintiff’s home
6. Causation

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Adultery In Canada

Answer 4

As for the workplace, it's unprofessional, wrong, divisive, and can open others up to blackmail or worst. I am certain in the business you work for is credible that it should have some guidelines against adultery or fraternization between workers. The best thing to do is to let is play itself out. Don't get involved in the middle of it. You may find yourself without a job, especially if the employer is involved.

Answer 5

The law on adultery came about after the Women's Rights movements were recognised. The law is not against employer/employee falling in-loved. It is against married men and women having affairs outside their marriages.

Answer 6

It varries from state to state, but the law is seldom enforced. It is usually grounds for a divorce though. The Uniform Code Of Military Justice does enforce its laws against adultery and has even stricter punishments for having sex with somebody below you in the chain of command.

Answer 7

forgive, but if you feel too hurt and you can't forgive then divorce is permitted.
But if it's an employer taking advantage of the employee against her wish becuase of her fear of lsing her job, then the employer should be shot down preferably by the husband of the innocent woman. But if she is a willing partner in the act with the employer then should ought to be divorced, she's not woth it.

Answer 8

I think you are asking a sexual harassment question since you refer to employer and employee..

It is against the law in the United States for an employer to ask an employee to have sex with them in order to keep their employment. This is known as quid pro quo harassment.

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces the laws against sexual harassment.

Answer 9

Suggest you look up the word "SANCTITY" !!It goes not only against mans' law but Gods' as well !! The law covers all bases on this !! Look up the word above !!

Answer 10

I beleive in destiny but I still think you have to fight to save your marriage. Especially if you have children.
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