alienation of affections
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A common law tort that can be brought against the third party alleged to be responsible…
A common law tort that can be brought against the third party alleged to be responsible for the failure of marriage; abolished in many jurisdictions.
- The wrong in alienation of affections is foreseen damage to the relationship between husband and wife, which requires the marriage not to have been in ruins before the outsider interfered.
- She brought suit against Margie under a seldom-used theory, the alienation of affections cause of action. In an alienation of affections claim, a plaintiff can recover from a third party who has deprived her of the affection of her spouse.
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