Q: If divorce has already been filed is it against the law to start a new relationship without a hearing
A: What kind of relationship? Professional, personal? To answer a little more succinctly, when a divorce is filed, a count of adultery will not be successful if the sexual relationship started after the divorce was filed. Evidence of a sexual relationship between a party to a divorce and someone other than the person's spouse can be used as evidence of adulterous conduct before the filing, but cannot support a grant of divorce on the ground of adultery. See Ragan v Ragan 655 So. 2nd 1016 . I assume this is the context of your question. Technically adultery is an offense, but it is wildly unlikely that you'd be prosecuted.
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