Even in “fault” divorces, the court will award alimony to a spouse who cheated, and even if one spouse maxed out secret credit cards hidden from the other, the court will split that debt 50/50.
What happened in the marriage doesn’t matter to the court. The court only looks at numbers. This is why so many people take the “no fault” route now. Speaking from experience here. Why bother proving fault when the outcome will be the same?
No, not always. If the cheating spouse exposes the kids to strangers they sleep with that can prevent them having primary custody. And courts donot split debt 50/50 always, especialyy when it is deliberately done to financially attempt to hurt the other spouse. Judges do get p1ssed off about that behavior.