Utahns may soon no longer be able to sue third parties for being responsible for damaging their marriages. That’s if the state Legislature votes to abolish the right to file civil claims for what ...

Alan Feigenbaum and Deepti Shenoy present a Q&A with retired matrimonial Judge Richard Dollinger where they examine parental alienation in custody disputes and highlight the challenges courts face in ...

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When a marriage breaks down because of outside interference, it can be devastating. Whether you’re a spouse feeling betrayed or someone being accused of damaging a marriage, alienation of affection ...

A North Carolina man says his divorce was almost unbearable, but an unusual legal claim just landed him a $750,000 judgment. According to court documents, Kevin Howard recently won a judgment against ...

Alienation of affection is a unique and emotionally charged legal claim. It allows a spouse to hold a third party civilly liable for intentionally interfering in a marriage, resulting in the loss of ...

Monday, a Durham County jury awarded a woman the third-highest award in North Carolina history for an alienation of affection case. A civil lawsuit was filed in 2024 by Akira Montague against viral ...

A significant risk factor for family estrangement is divorced parents. The breakup of a marriage, which is primarily a matter between spouses, ripples throughout the broader family. Among the most ...

Parental Alienation (PA) is a term used to describe the refusal of a child or adolescent to engage with one parent due to the intentional or unintentional negative influence and/or manipulation of the ...