Adultery
Van Wagner & Wood, S.C., Wisconsin Criminal
Defense Lawyers
Attorney Chris Van Wagner & Attorney Tracey Wood
Adultery is a crime under Wisconsin laws. The crime of adultery
can only occur if one (or both) of the parties involved in an extra-marital
affair are married to another person.
Wisconsin Laws On Adultery
Under Wisconsin law, if a married person has sexual intercourse
with a person who is not his spouse, both parties commit the crime of
adultery. Under Wisconsin law (WI Statute 944.16), adultery is a Class
I felony.
The penalty for a Class I Felony
is a fine of up to $10,000, or imprisonment of up to 3-1/2 years, or both;
however, for a repeat offender, the term of imprisonment may increase
up to 2 years with prior misdemeanor convictions, and up to 6 years with
a prior felony conviction.
Why Is Adultery A Crime?
Under the laws of most states across the United States,
adultery is not a crime. Wisconsin legislature imposed criminal sanctions
upon the crime of adultery to preserve and protect the institution of
marriage and family. In 2006, voters also voted a constitutional amendment
defining the institution of marriage as being a legal marriage and contract
between one man and one woman. That amendment also addressed the state's
legal position on bigamy.
Van Wagner & Wood, S.C., Criminal Defense Lawyers
If you have been accused of adultery, it may benefit you
to know that the crime of adultery has been successfully prosecuted in
the state of Wisconsin in recent history in a case involving another criminal
defense firm and resulting in a man being sentenced
to prison for a period of years for having had an affair. If you are
suspected of adultery, if you have been accused
of adultery, or if you were previously convicted
of adultery, please call (1-866-262-4599 or (608) 284-1200), [e-mail
the attorneys] or [submit
your case information] to the attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood for
a free brief but professional first-impression analysis of the criminal
charges against you and how the laws of the state of Wisconsin may
affect you, or how you may be able to challenge
the conviction or imprisonment or directly appeal
the lower court's decision or sentence.
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