Dating in the future

[RichjParticipant]

So a random thought popped in my head earlier, can you date people after you separate in your marriage or does it have to be a legal separation? In the future when I get a divorce I wouldn’t want it to be put down to adultery or anything like that, or is that only when you have cheated on someone while you are still in the relationship? also not too sure on how the whole divorce things works do you have to apply and wait 2 years for one? I’m just thinking once I get my life sorted out again I would like to get back out there even if it is a distant thought right now, just not sure how it works in regards to the law etc

[SOLOMUMMYParticipant]

Legally if you date when legally married this can be cited as adultery.

[RichjParticipant]

This is gonna be a long 2 years then, if your legally separated tho are you allowed?

[Sunflower1925Participant]

It’s a tricky one as mentioned that it could be used as adultery. I guess it depends on how amicable the two of you are.

[BelseyParticipant]

I also wondered this earlier this year. The legal advice I was given is it’s not adultery. When you apply for a divorce they look at the marriage at the point of separation.

[RichjParticipant]

That’s cool, again it’s not something I can imagine right now I’m heart broken atm and there’s so much stuff to sort out before I even look towards dating again, defo can’t do a rebound thing need time to heal but still good to know.

 

 

[mathewParticipant]

Adultery is very difficult to prove if you maintain your privacy and boundaries? Dating someone doesn’t prove decision activity. Is your ex really going to ask if you’ve been intimate with a new girlfriend?

[mathewParticipant]

Anyway, the difficulty of proving adultery if you don’t admit it was commented upon by my solicitor when I was going through my divorce a couple of years ago.

[RichjParticipant]

That’s cool, pretty hard dating while your under the same roof atm anyway lol

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