I am all in favor of these laws. Some states still have them on the books, but very few do. I disagree with removing them. People have used the argument that marriage is not a public issue. HHHMMM well,what about all the children of divorce that end up on public assistance due to the significant change in their circumstances, what about the expenses involved in getting mental health care for not only the LBS but the children as they cope with outright rejection from someone who promised to always be there.
Whether you look at it from a secular or sacred viewpoint, a marriage is a contract, yet there is no real penalty for breaching the contract. Third part interference is dealt with severely in contract law, why should it not be dealt with the same way when a marriage is destroyed by outside interference. Sure, yes, it does take two to tango in adultery, but the reality is, the WAS cannot tango if he does not have a willing partner.
Punitive? So what. Look at what the families stand to lose in the divorce. An LBS deserves to recover all that they stand to lose because of interference from an outside source, just like any other contract.
Now, I will go read the article
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