While your spouse’s adulterous behavior will not have an impact on the outcome of your divorce, there are certain circumstances where your spouse’s adulterous behavior will impact the outcome of your divorce settlement, including the following:nYour spouse uses marital funds to pay for expenses related to their affair. If your spouse used assets or marital property to pay for things like gifts, hotels, vacations, or to provide financial support to the person they are having an affair with, your spouse will likely have to reimburse the marital estate for those funds. New Jersey follows the rule of equitable distribution of marital property, which means that property and assets are distributed fairly and opposed to equally. When the property is divided, your spouse may receive less in assets based on the amount they spent on the affair. You must provide evidence that proves that your spouse spent marital funds on the individual with whom they were having an extra-marital affair. Cons