The New Mexico Supreme Court has ended a little-used kind of lawsuit that let a spouse seek damages from a third party for ...

New ruling abolishes century-old claims over third parties blamed for breaking up marriages, reshaping New Mexico family law ...

State Supreme Court overturns law on broken marriages ...

The opinion explains an August decision in which justices ordered the District Court in Taos County to dismiss a lawsuit tied to a divorce.

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.

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 ...

The recent arrest of a North Carolina-based influencer accused of cyberstalking has brought a separate lawsuit against her back into the spotlight. Brenay Kennard, an influencer with over 3 million ...

In most states, carrying on with somebody’s spouse runs the risk of a knuckle sandwich and a stern tsk tsk. But in North Carolina, philandering with the legally wed carries the additional danger of a ...

File photo of Rep. Tim Moore, R-Cleveland — speaker of the North Carolina House — in his office at the NCGA. An alienation of affection lawsuit filed this week against Rep. Tim Moore — North ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 26—SANTA FE — New Mexico's highest court issued an opinion on Monday affirming its 2025 ruling barring lawsuits by ...