Thirty-three states still have fault grounds of divorce. Adultery is one of the grounds in all but two of those states. In many jurisdictions, adultery is also a crime. So
Adultery and the Fifth Amendment
If you file a Complaint for Divorce, which is, after all, a civil action, can the party accused of adultery plead the Fifth Amendment to refuse to respond to inquiries that touch on the affair?
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