Should she have to pay her husband because she had another man's baby?
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
United States
June 19, 2007 2:42pm CST
Did you hear about this?
In 2004, a woman in Seoul was ordered to pay her husband money because she had another man's baby while they were married. Good grief. It's not bad enough that the guy divorced her, but then she had to pay him!
I'm not condoning infidelity, but certainly, this is a novel approach to keeping spouses in check.
On the one hand, I can see why her spouse would be angry at her. She broke the marital union with infidelity.
Apparently, her actions caused the divorce.
But, on the other hand, who's to say that the divorcing spouse wasn't responsible for the infidelity indirectly because of his own behavior.
Maybe he had a mistress on the side, or was unusually cruel to his wife.
Sometimes people can be driven to extremes when they are sad and emotional.
Would a court have made him pay if he had a baby with another woman?
What's your view? Should she have been forced to pay money to someone she was no longer married to, simply for committing adultery and having another man's baby? She's going to be saddled with the cost of raising a child alone, so won't that be punishment enough? Or, was it just desserts?
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@markgadiano (895)
• Philippines
20 Jun 07
Wow, it is nice that it did happen in Korea, coz if it did happen here in the Philippines, surely that other guy would have been 6 feet below the ground. Well, I cant imagine such infidelity to happen, for couple who promise to love each other for better or for worst in sickness and in health. But of course the bad part there is that it is always the woman who is, to blame when such things happens. The world really has this double standard things.
@sizzle3000 (3036)
• United States
19 Jun 07
This is totally rediculous. I think this woman made a mistake. She doesn't love her husband whatever and they are divorced because of this. She should not have to pay him anything. She is going to have a child and will need her money to support the child. I am not saying adultery is right but there are so many people who get married for the wrong reasons and this happens. I do not think that anyone should be punished by the courts like this for adultery. I don't care who caused the divorce this is uncalled for and she should apeal to the higher courts. I can not believe the way the courts are getting involved in peoples lives.
@YoungInLove (1254)
• Canada
19 Jun 07
What she did was wrong of course, but to pay him? Thats just stupid. He may have been hurt but not only did she lose her husband she had to pay him AND she has to raise a child. Thats too harsh.
@soccerdude (272)
• United States
19 Jun 07
I dont think that this woman should have had to pay the man. Thats just ridiculous. I know that it is wrong to commit adultery, but forcing someone to pay financially is not going to teach them anything. When someone commits adultery, it is not just ahppening out of nowhere. They are usually feeling neglected or something, which causes them to seek help outside of the marriage. I am not condoning this womans actions, but having to pay money out of pocket is ludicrious. I dont know personally, but it seems to be a common consenses that pregnancy is very difficult. Not only that, but raising a child can also be very difficult.
If anything, this woman is already having to spend lots of money providing for her new baby. In the very first year she might have to spend as much as $15,000 US dollars out of pocket to provide for this child.
So personally I do not think that she should have had to pay this guy for her mistake. The man should have moved on and let his ex wife live peacefully with her new child.
