Filing Criminal Charges for Adultery

[pjl]

How efficient is the Taiwan court system? If I file criminal charges against my spouse for adultery, what length of time would I be looking at from beginning to end? I know it's a personal decision but do you think it's worth doing so or is it just a waste of time?
Thanks

[Jaboney]

Even it were an open and shut case, wrapped up by next Tuesday at noon, it'd still be a waste of time.
Terrible position to be in, but your best route forward is in a wholly other direction.
Luck.

[Huang Guang Chen]

Tempting as it may reflexively be, I'd say it's far better to drop it and move on. What is the upside from tangling yourself up in a messy and likely expensive court case? Remember, you may not win, in which case I guess you'd have to pay - double ouch! If you do win, then that's a nice fuck you factor you will almost certainly regret down the track, methinks.

What's that phrase? Living well is the best revenge?

Take it easy. And live well!

HG

[Juba]

It's ridiculous that adultery should be a crime, anyway. What is this, Iran? Please don't play this game.

If you want to present adultery as grounds for divorce, i.e. a civil matter between you and your spouse, that is a different matter.

[sandman]

Worth it? Depends whether you want your friends to be secretly labeling you as a weirded-out bunny boiler, really. I know I wouldn't consider putting someone in JAIL for something like that as being "worth it," that's for sure.
You SERIOUSLY want to utterly destroy this guy or girl just because he/she cheated on you?
God in heaven! What the fuck is WRONG with people?

[Dragonbones]

I've only been through the courts once, for a small claims case, and I found the court system to be reasonably efficient. However, your case would probably be very very different since it would be criminal, and messy. I can't say I'd recommend attempting it.

I know it's a personal decision but do you think it's worth doing so or is it just a waste of time?

Since you asked, I'll join those above in recommending against it. I imagine that you need to do now is move on with your life, and try to get over the pain and bitterness. A court case would just prolong the ugliness, and all sides would lose. Just my two bits. Whatever you decide though, best of luck to you.

[maoman]

In the case of divorce, can/does alimony get awarded without a conviction? If a woman's alimony depended on an adultery conviction, then I guess I could understand going to court.

[sulavaca]

pjl must have his reasons and I guess many must like taking the line of revenge through court in many instances or else Taiwan wouldn't be so harsh on adultery in the first place. Love is a complicated thing and I think judging one person's stance based on an entirely individual situation is harsh, especially when done on the end of a network cable. At least there is a court that will hear the case. It saves some people taking matters into their own hands, if that's the alternative for some.

[Mr He]

I can see situations where busting your SO for adultery can help you.

Say for instance that you are caught in a marriage, where your SO cheats on you. You want a divorce, however your SO prefers to stay married.

If you bust your SO and you file charges, you get a rather strong negotiation position when it comes to sharing kids and your earthly posessions. Moreover, if convicted, you can get a divorce through the courts.

I don't know if the judge will award custody and more dough to the henpecked party, however with a decent lawyer I would not be too surprised if that extra windfall did happen.