If You Live In One Of These Six States…..Y’all Know Y’all Done Effed Up, Right?

[Jerz-2]

For the uninformed, I present to you….the Alienation of Affections Act:

This law, which appears to only remain on the books in a handful of states today, allows a person to sue the third-party allegedly responsible for taking away the affections of his or her spouse. Criminal conversation is a similar tort, but requires that an act of adultery occurred during the extra-martial relationship.

The seven US jurisdictions where this law is applicable are: Hawaii, Illinois, North Carolina, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Dakota and Utah.

Also, the law falls under the auspices of “punitive damages” (e.g., intentional infliction of emotional distress)….so yes, millions HAVE been awarded at trial (in North Carolina, for example).

Cheat on your spouse and get your side piece sued for it, brehs.

 

[Jerz-2]

Also, regarding “criminal conversation”, it’s not what you might think:

Criminal conversation is a claim brought in civil court against a paramour for having sex with the Plaintiff's spouse. It is based on the belief that a married person has a right to exclusive sexual intercourse with their spouse. You don’t have to prove that husband and wife were genuinely in love so it is a claim that is much easier to prove. In fact, you only have to prove (1) an act of sexual intercourse and (2) that the Plaintiff was married to the adulterous spouse. And you don't have to have direct proof that sex actually occured but rather you merely have to have circumstantial evidence that proves sex occured (usually that there was an inclination on the part of the defendant to have sex with the adulterous spouse and that the defendant and the adulterous spouse had the opportunity to have sex). Therefore, a criminal conversation lawsuit is easier to win than an alienation of affections claim although the two claims are often brought together.

^^^…..yeah, that’s still applicable in those same six states, too.

 

[Heafcliffe]

Essentially, stay out of others relationships and mind ya business.

Crazy law tho.

 

[ScoopNScore]

Wait, Utah? They REALLY wanted you to practice polygamy there. I wonder if it's cheaper to pay the damages or just marry the sidepiece

 

[Doobie Doo]

Im in Raleigh and can sue nikkas?

 

[KeysT]

Im in Raleigh and can sue nikkas?

Lol at you admitting you got your bytch taken on the low

 

[Doobie Doo]

Lol at you admitting you got your bytch taken on the low

How so? I ain't never got one taken?