Can a person's spouse or partner's criminal history affect one's employment? (felony, job)

[Vernesther]

Are there any known cases of someone's significant other having a felony record and that affecting a persons employment? I have never heard of such and couldn't find any information that confirms this. That's not to say it doesn't happen. Does anyone have any examples of such occurrences of this?

[aliss2]

In some careers, yes, if the job requires a security clearance. Of course, this depends on the offence and time period from the offence. When I worked in policing, this was an obvious issue, and any ties to gangs or serious drug offences were usually a deal-breaker. If it was something like smoking pot or a burglary 25 years ago when your husband was just a young stupid kid, then not necessarily.

[Vernesther]

Thank you for your feedback.