If the cause assigned for the divorce is adultery, it is a good defense and perpetual bar to the same if the defendant alleges and proves that:

(1) The complainant has been guilty of like act or crime;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 36-4-112

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
(2) The complainant has admitted the defendant into conjugal society and embraces after knowledge of the criminal act;
(3) The complainant, if the husband, allowed the wife’s prostitutions and received hire for them; or
(4) The husband exposed the wife to lewd company, whereby the wife became ensnared to the act or crime of adultery.
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