It’s a possibility but doubtful at this point that anything could be done or said. Maybe it’s just the fact that though you have separated and filed for divorce, he does not want to “live” with a married woman…
Your Husband would not have grounds to sue your boyfriend soley based on the fact that the two of you moved in before you got divorced, however, there may be facts I am unaware of that may give rise to other legal issues.
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Flower, please read the statute on Criminal Conversation. Until the divorce is decreed you are technically married in the State of North Carolina.
From elsewhere on the Rosen site:
"…the only things the plaintiff has to prove are (1) an act of intercourse and (2) the existence of a valid marriage between the plaintiff and the adulterous spouse, and (3) the bringing of the lawsuit within the applicable statute of limitations. For all practical purposes, there are no obvious defenses to a timely claim for criminal conversation, provided the plaintiff can prove a valid marriage and intercourse between the defendant and plaintiff
This is all correct information BUT criminal conversation is not a felony and it is rarely prosecuted. When post separation conduct is looked at is in reference to alimony claims by the dependant spouse and normally is in conjuction with an Alienation of Affection suit. Say if you started dating and moved in with this guy only a week or two after separating then the courts would have cause to believe that there was a prior relationship going on, whereas now at the end of a year with no suit filed by your stbx there is really no cause to legally be worried about this. Yes, you are legally still married but again, there is little or nothing that would be done.
I agree that it’s highly unlikely. They are expensive to prosecute, and commonly used to leverage extra money, benefits out of the other spouse during the divorce process, however, the liability is still there. In her case, the BF may just want to be protecting himself from any possibility.
As someone who is being threatened with these two lawsuits on a bi-weekly basis and who didn’t get involved with the separated person until after the spouse had asked for the divorce and my beau moved out, waiting a month or two to move in just for peace of mind over the next three years is worth it. Now, if the husband hires a PI to shoot pics of any sex act, then it’s a moot point anyhow whether or not you live together. The proveable deed is all that matters.
However, flower should have the benefit of knowing that such laws are still on the books, that her BF isn’t lying to her, that a crim conversation allegation can be brought without an action of alienation of affection, and that although infrequent, they still do get prosecuted. I think the estimate is something like 200 in a year in this state.
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[i]Originally posted by stepmother[/i] [br]This is all correct information BUT criminal conversation is not a felony and it is rarely prosecuted. When post separation conduct is looked at is in reference to alimony claims by the dependant spouse and normally is in conjuction with an Alienation of Affection suit. Say if you started dating and moved in with this guy only a week or two after separating then the courts would have cause to believe that there was a prior relationship going on, whereas now at the end of a year with no suit filed by your stbx there is really no cause to legally be worried about this. Yes, you are legally still married but again, there is little or nothing that would be done.
Criminal conversation is not a crime, however adultery is. If you have sex with someone before you are legally divorced you could be prosecuted for the act. Cohabitation is illegal in North Carolina as well, however, recent case law has indicated that those laws are unconstitutional. If you are only looking at a delay of ten days on moving in together, you may want to err on the side of caution.
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It was very difficult and long year since I have been separated. After my separation, I met someone and I going to move in with him. I filed for an absolut divorce and hoping to get it done by the next month. I have a situation and I don’t know what to do and hoping may be someone can help me to resolve this. My appartment lease is over this month and I was going to move in with my boyfriend but he doesn’t want me untill I swow him a divorce sertificate. Indeed, he is willing to pay my rent and more ten days extra for this reason, because I will get my divorce not at the end of this month but after. What I am trying to say that he doesn’t want me moving in without a divirce sertificate. Does someone think that my boyfriend has grounds for to be afraid of my husbund suing him? . Thank you.[:(]