Can I date someone without it being considered an affair in the court of law and held against me when we go back to court?
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Can I date someone without it being considered an affair in the court of law and held against me when we go back to court?
I have been married for 6 years separated for 3 years. I filed for divorce and the entire case has been dismissed due to time laps. During those divorce proceedings I agreed to my husbands request to not have the children around anyone I was romantically involved in voluntarily. I did not have an affair and that is not the issue at hand. I am the one who filed for divorce due to irreconcilable differences. Now I am starting the entire divorce proceedings again because of the case being dismissed.
Asked on October 31, 2012 under Family Law, Tennessee
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
From what you have written about and the fact that you and your spouse have been separated for three (3) years or so under the laws of all states in this country there should be no legal issues if you begin dating someone at this point in time before your marriage is deemed dissolved via a court order.
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