Question - Brother's Unfaithful Spouse & Divorce

[30years]

hi,

great to find this place, as there is a serious problem going on here. it involves my brother's divorce, and my traitor sister.

my brother is from New Jersey - who was married back in 1969, in Maryland. then back up here in Jersey to live with his wife, and kids. somewhere around 1975, his wife began cheating on him. and cheating to this day. his wife had/has the approval of my own sister. my sister has been witness to this cheating on many an occasion, for years now.

back in 1978, my brother and family, plus my sister moved to florida. the same behavior continues to this day. plus my sister has been best friends with my sister inlaw all along, (always taking her side) and has witnessed all of my sister inlaws' cheating in florida. plus my sisters' ex- boyfriend witnessed alot of my sister inlaws' behavior. when my brothers' kids were legal age, my sister in law was even leaving bars with men, right in front of them.

i got all of this information from my sister.
i knew alot of the story as a young kid in the mid 70s, then heard it from the witness to it all, eventually.

still living in florida - now my sister inlaw decides she wants a divorce. from what i am hearing, my brother will give her the house (which could possibly sell for $500,000.00), so he can keep his income and pension.

is there any way we can throw my sister in law, or my sister, or my sister's ex- boyfriend on a witness stand in court? plus stop any loss of a house, plus money that my brother worked so hard for, while supporting his wife, kids, and my sister all along - while being humiliated for years?

there has to be someway to stop this horrible loss of money. any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks.

[aaron]

It is unlikely that a court would consider 30-year-old infidelity to be a contributing factor in a divorce. Once infidelity is known to a spouse, if the spouse chooses to forgive the infidelity and remain married, it is much diminished as a factor in a divorce which occurs years later. To the extent that the infidelity continues, or a new relationship precipitated the marital break-down, a court would likely be more interested in the infidelity as a consideration when dividing marital assets. Your brother would benefit from getting specific guidance on this from a divorce attorney in his state.