Be careful, this man needs to pay a lot for staying in a hotel with married lady and her offspring
No wonder fewer and fewer people are getting married, ridiculous.
Morality police at it again. Iâd expect this in the Middle East, not a supposed western-style democracy.
Thatâs why I never do that.
According to that report, the kids were there too! If this is an affair, then it apparently was a whole family one (minus the aggrieved husband, who no doubt must have felt left out).
Guy
Such an embarrassing husband, the woman should request a divorce
If I were sued by my spouse, I would also start to think this relationship may be over.
Guy
I thought I read somewhere that this law had been removed from the books. Am I wrong or did other factors come into play here? 
So basically, in Taiwan you can get sued for sharing a hotel room with a married person even if youâre just watching Netflix and eating instant noodles. Thatâs not protecting marriage, thatâs just state-sponsored blue-balling with extra paperwork.
Its not a crime anymore likes to go to jail , which sometimes happened before as sex with a non-married partner was forbidden. In this case the court gave the husband money for damage done to his marriage rights.
from google
Civil Consequences of Extramarital Sex
- While cheating is no longer a criminal offense (you cannot go to jail for it), it remains a breach of the marital obligation of fidelity under Taiwanâs Civil Code
- A betrayed spouse can sue the cheating partner and/or the third party in civil court for financial compensation (damages) for emotional distress and violation of marital rights.
Watch this short report for more context on the evolution of marriage rights and legal changes in Taiwan:
The court ordered the two defendants to jointly pay Wen NT$200,000.
Isnât making an order of joint damages also a breach of Wenâs matrimonial rightsâŚ
Canât stay in a room together, but can pay joint damages?!
So the judge is saying you have to tell your spouse where you are at all times and who you are with and what you are doing and if you spent sometime with the opposite sex youâve committed some kind of âcrimeâ that needs to be punished âŚidiocy.
Ok, then Iâm sure you all would be ok if your spouse stayed in a room overnight with someone of the opposite gender.
With the kids!!!
Guy
2 beds, 4 people
How does that work? He sleeps on the floor? Or?
Thatâs not the same thing. Feelings versus legal punishment. Also the other person spending time with a married person has to pay out money. So the judge is saying you canât spend time with a married person as a friend or youâll risk paying out money ? So hanging out with a married person overnight could cost you 100k or 200k?
Making it a âcrimeâ that you need to pay money for is ridiculous.
Loss of face, humiliation, blah blah blah.
In this case, the whole situation is completely weird.
Guy
I think some US states still have fault-based divorce.
From my understanding, if you catch your spouse cheating, that significantly improves your chances of receiving a favorable treatment in the divorce proceedings. So in a way, the US know the same concept of âdamagesâ for breaking a marriage.
North Carolina (among others) even seems to have a law much more similar to Taiwanâs where you can actually sue a third party for damaging a marriage:
And last time I checked, North Carolina wasnât in the Middle East 
Probably has the same level of incest.