Gay affair not adultery says court

A Vancouver woman has gone to court to fight for a divorce after her husband's gay affair was not recognised by the Judiciary as adultery.

Shelley Pickering, 44, had been married nearly 17 years when she found out last year that her husband was having an affair with a man.

Her spouse admitted to the fling in an affidavit, but a provincial Supreme Court judge refused to grant them an immediate divorce as Canada, despite allowing gay marriage, does not recognise homosexual relationships in adultery law.