Taiwanese Nurse Ordered to Pay Husband $6,100 for Affair with Colleague

A married nurse in Taiwan and her male colleague have been ordered to pay $200,000 NTD (approximately $6,100 USD) in damages to her husband after an affair was revealed. The husband initiated a lawsuit seeking $1.2 million NTD (about $36,600 USD) in emotional distress compensation.

The affair came to light when the couple's daughter noticed her mother's secretive phone calls and late-night departures around the Lunar New Year. The husband then investigated, discovering through his wife's car dashcam that she had spent three hours at a motel with a male colleague from the same hospital.

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The court found that the two defendants had intimate interactions that exceeded normal social boundaries between men and women, damaging the completeness, safety, and happiness of the marital life.

Further evidence emerged when the husband followed the couple on a trip to Alishan, where they were seen holding hands, laughing, and embracing. They stayed overnight at a guesthouse, leading the husband to believe sexual relations had occurred. The couple argued they had not engaged in sexual activity, and the dashcam and tracking footage did not prove it.

However, the court ruled that actions like staying overnight together, hugging, or holding hands outside of marriage violate marital fidelity. Such behavior, the court stated, is sufficient to damage the marital relationship and constitutes a significant infringement on the spouse's rights, regardless of whether sexual intercourse took place. The judge deemed the husband's initial compensation request excessive and settled on $200,000 NTD as appropriate.

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The defendant couple should jointly pay the plaintiff 200,000 NTD.