Infidelity in Divorce
When your relationship is ending due to your spouse having an affair, you may wonder what effect that has on your divorce.
For starters, Iowa is a no-fault divorce state, which means you do not have to prove that your spouse was unfaithful or abusive in order to obtain a divorce. Infidelity may be relevant, however, in terms of property division and child custody.
Typically, infidelity would not dictate how a court divides assets or…