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Cuckoldry Case Summary

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In this case of cuckoldry there are three parties involved: the husband, the wife, and the man who is not the husband. The victim is the husband, while the perpetrator is the wife; in the case of the other man, being deemed victim/perpetrator depends on whether or not he knew the woman was married or not. The husband is the victim from the beginning due to his wife’s infidelity. The wife is the perpetrator from the beginning because she willfully slept with another man knowing she was married. The other man could be a victim if he had no knowledge the woman was married, or a perpetrator if he had knowledge the woman was married. The first step in remedying the situation is to conduct a paternity test on the child to see who the true father is. We do not know if the woman was sleeping with either or both men during the same time period, and must establish whom the father is to move forward. Once the DNA test has finished and the father is identified, there are two different ways this situation goes. If the husband is the father, the child is his responsibility and he is required to pay for it. However, due to his wife’s infidelity, he is given the option to divorce his wife without having to divvy up assets, pay …show more content…

If the husband does not choose divorce, the man is still obligated to pay child support. If the husband does want a divorce, and the man knew the woman was married, he is also responsible for the divorce expenses along with the woman. If the woman and man decide to stay together after the woman’s divorce, they are both responsible for the care of the child. If the man and woman do not remain together after the woman’s divorce, again, custody would initially be given to the father due to the woman’s infidelity making her an unfit parent. If the man does not want custody of the child, it will remain with the woman and he will be responsible for child

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