alienation of affection

Alienation of affection is a tough argument to defend against.

He was going to sue Carl for alienation of affection.

"We're not trying a cause for alienation of affections here.

"I'm going to sue you for alienation of affections," he said.

There has consequently developed 'an alienation of affections between fan and athlete'.

For some one to spit on you, foretells disagreements and alienation of affections.

Another tort, alienation of affection, arises when one spouse deserts the other for a third person.

A small number of jurisdictions still allow suits for criminal conversation and/or alienation of affection.

See also alienation of affection.

As of 2009, eight U.S. states permitted such alienation of affections lawsuits.

An Alienation of Affections suit may be brought against an employer if one of these three circumstances is evident.

Other states allow jilted spouses to sue their ex-partners' lovers for alienation of affections.

Alienation of affection, indeed.

Gallowhur sued Loeb for alienation of affection in accordance with an old Vermont law.

This leads to the trainer suing Dr. Tibbett for alienation of affection.

In North Carolina, alienation of affections suits are still regularly pursued, with an estimated 200 lawsuits a year filed.

"Alienation of affection," he said, nodding.

He was also involved in an alienation of affections lawsuit in 1938 involving Carole Landis.

The legal actionability of "alienation of affection" is a relic of a bygone era.

According to a recent article I had read in Redbook magazine, "alienation of affection" was currently the trendy argument in court.

And second, because you'll start to establish a record of trying to save the marriage, which contradicts a claim of alienation of affection."

"If I were Hillary, I would sue Monica for alienation of affection in a minute."

Alienation of affections: Brought by a deserted spouse against a third party whom the spouse believes to be responsible for the failure of the marriage.

Next thing she knows, Pembroke is suing her for alienation of affection, citing Ace as a co-respondent in the divorce action.