I. General Information about Family Law
II. Marriage
     A. Traditional
     B. Common Law
III. Premarital/Prenuptial Agreement
IV. Divorce
     A. Grounds
     B. Fault or No-Fault
     C. Annulment
     D. Alienation of Affection
V. Alimony, Spousal Support and Maintenance
VI. Division of Property
     A. Community Property
     B. Equitable Distribution
VII. Adoption
     A. Public adoption
     B. Private adoption
     C. Transracial adoption
     D. Intra-national and International adoption
     E. Single parent adoption
     F. Summary of Adoption procedure
VIII. Child Custody and Visitation
IX. Child Support
X. Conclusion

Alienation of Affection

Alienation of affection is a tort claim for willful or malicious interference in a marriage by a third party without excuse or justification. There are only nine states that consider alienation of affection a viable cause for action:

There are five states that have judicially eliminated alienation of affection:

The following states have statutorily eliminated alienation of affection:

Currently, Alaska does not have case law or statutes that clearly address this issue. Louisiana has never recognized alienation as a pliable cause for action and Ohio does not allow (by statute) monetary recovery for alienation of affection. Recently, North Carolina has extended the time frame in which one spouse can file an action for alienation of affection.

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