North Carolina is one of a handful of states that still allow alienation-of-affection lawsuits, and now some divorce lawyers want the old law repealed. In 2001, Christine Cooper of Greensboro won $2 ...

An archaic law allows jilted spouses to sue lovers and mistresses of their ex-partners for millions of dollars. And it won’t die. But the person you sue is not your ex-husband or wife. It’s the ...

In May 2024, Akira Montague filed a legal complaint against Brenay Kennard, who boasts over 3 million followers on social media Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers ...

This used to be possible under the old "alienation of affections" tort, but all but a handful of states have abolished it, and the tortious inducement of breach of contract tort can't fill that gap.

'A lot of people, quite frankly, think it is antiquated,' one lawyer said. After a North Carolina man was awarded a $750,000 judgment against his ex-wife’s lover, the “alienation of affections” law is ...