Alienation of Affection LAW? A North Carolina mistress was sued by a man's wife under this law and she was awarded $9 million dollars today. YIKES...now that is scary! And personally, I think it is ridiculous. The husband even admitted to tons of other affairs but the wife sued this mistress. The wife was on an interview that said that everything was perfect in their marriage until she came along. Hard to believe chickie!! Nothing for nothing but it wasn't like she was a porn star or a gorgeous model that lured him in.
I cannot believe the courts got involved in this and allow this to go so far. I can't believe the wife allowed this to be dragged through the courts and she appears on tv. HELLO? Aren't you doing another horrible thing to your children? And please, she dragged him away. Last time I checked it takes two to tango. It is ridiculous that the husband gets away without any recourse yet the mistress is the one in trouble. Reality is, your husband was there and was a willing participant. Reality is, he had been unhappy in your marriage and you didnt see the signs. I certainly do not believe that this woman held him against his will or seduced him like a succubus!
The wife's name is Cindy Shackelford and the mistress Anne Lundquist. Funny, they never mentioned the husbands name...
Alienation of Affection Law is only still in existence in seven states: North Carolina, Hawaii, Mississippi, Utah, South Dakota, New Mexico and Illinois. So if you are in those states and cheating BEWARE. Here is what determines if you have a suit.
To succeed on an alienation claim, the plaintiff has to show that (1) the marriage entailed love between the spouses in some degree; (2) the spousal love was alienated and destroyed; and (3) defendant’s malicious conduct contributed to or caused the loss of affection. It is not necessary to show that the defendant set out to destroy the marital relationship, but only that he or she intentionally engaged in acts which would foreseeably impact on the marriage.
Originally this law was put into place because women were considered property. Interesting how an old law can be pulled up and used today.
2 comments:
SO glad you posted this. someone who knows about my affair sent me this article. it is complete bullshit. a man can always say "no." he is not an innocent victim which is precisely what this court finding is saying.
"SPOUSAL LOVE WAS ALIENATED & DESTROYED" is the KEY ingredient, and why I wish that law were on the books in Florida! It IS right and fair if the spousal love was alienated by ANYONE away from the married spouse. I would use that law in this "no-fault/bullshit" state of Florida to sue my ex's attorney and her 2 therapists who saw her in secret when they were supposed to be seeing us together for couple counseling.
My ex- got over $100,000 in her "no-fault" bullshit divorce designed to get money & to hide her infidelity. She was an asshole and died a couple of years ago from breast cancer b/c she earlier forfeited my medical insurer's program as she got the divorce. Now, I am motivated to find a way to sue her attorney and 2 therapists who did NOTHING but make more money for themselves. Too bad the AF stationed me in FL instead of NC!
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