A man whose wife has cheated on him is planning to divorce her, but he wants her to give up her share in the matrimonial home.

They have been married for 20 years, and according to the husband, he loved his wife very much and took very good care of her.

Last year, one of his wife's friends told him that she was involved with another man. He did not believe but he said he decided to investigate the matter.

"After I got the information from one of my wife's friends that she was cheating on me, I watched her movements for two weeks," he said.

"During the third week, I decided to conduct my own investigations. I went close to her workplace one evening and noticed her leaving in a motor car. I drove behind the car for some time and then noticed that the car turned into a hotel compound.

"My wife and the man came out of the car and went into the hotel. I sat in my car and waited. They came out of the hotel about three hours later and I confronted them.

"I was very shocked at my wife's behaviour. She told me some unpleasant things in the presence of the man. She even admitted that they were having an affair for two years and she was in love with him. As a matter of fact, she did not come home that night, and since then, she has started sleeping out at least three nights each week.

"She has no respect for me and I cannot talk to her. I still love her, but when I try to talk to her to see if we could save our marriage, she tells me she is not interested. She said all she wanted was for me to sell the house and let her have her half-share of the money.

"I am planning to divorce her because I cannot continue living like this. My problem is that the house we are living in belongs to both of us, and because of her behaviour, I do not think she should benefit from it.

Although your wife cheated on you, she is still entitled to her half of the value of the house. The property can be divided either before or after the divorce. If you do not take steps to deal with the issue, then your wife can take steps to have the property sold so she can get her share.