Section 9.13 Adultery and Sexual Misconduct

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F. (§9.13) Adultery and Sexual Misconduct

In In re Marriage of Turner, 5 S.W.3d 607, 610 (Mo. App. S.D. 1999), the court noted that extramarital sexual conduct does not make a parent unfit without evidence that the conduct has had or may be expected to have a negative effect on the minor child.

The mother testified that she took appropriate measures to ensure her son knew nothing of her affairs, which precluded the father’s claim that the mother’s sexual activity after the couple separated rendered her an...