Did you know adultery is illegal? Someone told me it is illegal but not upheld. In which states is adultery illegal?
2007-11-15 07:46:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anjel 7 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Many states still technically outlaw adultery, fornication, sodomy and other forms of sexual practice that do not occur between married persons. However, the United States Supreme Court held in Lawrence and Garner v. Texas (2003), that consensual sexual activity between adults is protected under the Constitution and any criminal prosecution for those crimes is invalid.
Most states still have the laws on the books, but they cannot be enforced.
2007-11-15 08:45:48 · answer #1 · answered by Oppenheimer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really is not upheld. Someone answered you and said that if one spouse commits adultery that spouse will get nothing in the settlement. That is not true either. I live in Alaska and the divorce and adultery laws are different in each state. However, committing adultery does not mean that you end up paying for in the divorce, either monetarily or with adverse child custody rights.
2007-11-15 08:05:20 · answer #2 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
legal and illegal concepts are manmade. I dont know the name of the states but we can understand adultery is an illegal and most sinful act by our natural sense. If anything worst in the universe, it is adultery only. Adultery is the corner stone for breaking the marriage life. For a person there should be only one partner of his own. Adultery means, he/she is not the partner. Adultery makes the permanent injury to the mind especially for men.
2007-11-16 15:52:59 · answer #3 · answered by Pearson P 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Indeed adultery is illegal in many states, however it is rarely enforced. Some states do have unused laws that allow for an adulterer to serve as much as 30 days in jail and be subject to fines nearing $3,000. But as already stated, these laws are rarely, if ever enforced.
2007-11-18 23:37:05 · answer #4 · answered by brian f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be illegal.
However, if one spouse committed adultery and a divorce occurs, the spouse who cheated will usually get NOTHING in the settelement.
2007-11-15 07:52:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it is only illegal in a VERY few states. One of them is Georgia.
It is NEVER prosecuted, but can be grounds for a "fault divorce".
2007-11-15 08:05:49 · answer #6 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every State as long as your married
2007-11-15 07:50:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean, can you go to jail for cheating on your spouse? No, but it could affect divorce proceedings.
2007-11-15 07:49:44 · answer #8 · answered by CSL503 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully every state.
2007-11-15 07:49:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seems it's not enforced in Washington D.C. or Arkansas.
2007-11-15 07:52:04 · answer #10 · answered by Yahoo Answer Angel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋