Can a wife file for divorce on the grounds of adultery seven year later?
Full Question:
I live with my husband in Virginia. Seven years ago, I caught him in untoward circumstances with another woman. However, we patched up things and continued living together. But, things were never the same after that incident. I want to file a suit for divorce now. Can I use adultery as a ground for divorce?
12/28/2016 |
Category: Divorce ยป Grounds |
State: Virginia |
#28922
Answer:
“When the suit is for divorce for adultery, sodomy, or buggery, the divorce shall not be granted, if it appear that the parties voluntarily cohabited after the knowledge of the fact of adultery, sodomy or buggery, or that it occurred more than five years before the institution of the suit, or that it was committed by the procurement or connivance of the party alleging such act.”
