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A paramour is a person who is a love or romantic interest of a married person who is engaging in adultery with the paramour. Spouses engaged in adulterous affairs with paramours sometimes give gifts to their paramours, and often spend marital or community property on such gifts. The non-cheating spouse may pursue a reimbursement claim and ask the court to order the spouse who spent marital assets on a paramour to reimburse the marital or community estate—by returning the gift if it retains its value (jewelry) or replacing the funds with the cheating spouse’s separate property funds.

In Wyoming, as in many states, adultery can have legal implications in the context of divorce proceedings. Wyoming is an equitable distribution state, which means that marital property is divided in a way that is fair, but not necessarily equal, during a divorce. If a spouse has spent marital assets on a paramour, such as by giving expensive gifts, the non-cheating spouse may raise this issue in divorce proceedings. The court may consider the dissipation of marital assets when determining the division of property. The non-cheating spouse can request reimbursement for the marital funds spent on the affair, and the court may order the cheating spouse to return the gift or compensate the marital estate with separate property funds. It's important to note that the specifics of how this is handled can vary based on the circumstances of the case and the discretion of the court.

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