Is it blackmail to cheat the other husband for compensation?

Legal analysis: Whether the compensation for the derailed husband is blackmail depends on the specific situation. If the divorce is due to infidelity, the innocent party has the right to claim damages. The crime of extortion generally refers to the act of illegally possessing the victim's public or private property by means of intimidation, threat or coercion for the purpose of illegally possessing other people's property. The amount of extortion is usually more than 2000 yuan to 5000 yuan. As long as the amount demanded by the other party by intimidation, threat or coercion exceeds 2000 yuan, it is extortion.

Legal basis: Article 109 1 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) has the right to claim damages in case of divorce under any of the following circumstances: (1) bigamy; (2) Living with others; (3) committing domestic violence; (4) maltreating or abandoning family members; (five) there are other major faults.

Explanations of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Extortion Article 1 Whoever extorts public or private property for more than 2,000 yuan and less than 5,000 yuan, more than 30,000 yuan and less than 100,000 yuan, and more than 300,000 yuan and less than 500,000 yuan shall be deemed as "relatively large amount", "huge amount" and "extremely huge amount" as stipulated in Article 274 of the Criminal Law respectively. The higher people's courts and people's procuratorates of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may, according to the local economic development and social security, jointly study and determine the specific amount standards implemented in their respective regions within the scope of the amount specified in the preceding paragraph, and report them to the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate for approval.