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    It is widely known that adultery is an acceptable grounds for divorce in Canada. Is it actually a crime listed in the Criminal Code of Canada?

    Question #88108. Asked by BRY2K. (Nov 04 07 3:26 PM)


    zbeckabee

    		In Canadian law, adultery is defined under the Divorce Act. Though the written definition sets it as extramarital relations with someone of the opposite sex, the Civil Marriage Act gave grounds for a British Columbia judge to strike that definition down. In a 2005 case of a woman filing for divorce, her husband had cheated on her with another man, which the judge felt was equal reasoning to dissolve the union.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adultery#Legal_penalties_for_adultery

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce_Act

    In addressing the legal approaches to polygamy, some have argued that adultery is a similar activity, yet it is not subject to the criminal law in Canada.

    http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/pubs/pubspr/0662420683/200511_0662420683-4_7_e.html

    Nov 04 07, 4:28 PM
    ferfer72

    		It used to be. It was repealed in 1985.

    http://local.google.com/answers/threadview?id=520079

    Nov 04 07, 4:31 PM

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