NC woman gets $9M in alienation of affection suit

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Shahzad Khan

[reported by the Associated Press]

Thu Mar 18, 2:56 pm ET
GREENSBORO, N.C. – A jury has awarded a North Carolina woman $9 million from her husband's lover after ruling the other woman ruined their marriage.


The News & Record of Greensboro reports the jury ruled this week in 60-year-old Cynthia Shackelford's alienation of affection case. North Carolina is one of a handful of states that allow jilted spouses to sue over affairs.

Shackelford says her husband was a Greensboro attorney when he started an affair before separating from her in April 2005.


The other woman didn't respond to a message left by the newspaper.


Shackelford's lawyer says she might not get the full $9 million, but Shackelford wanted to send a message that the sanctity of marriage should be respected. 

 

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Illinois is one of the handful of states that allows jilted spouses to sue over affairs committed by their spouses.  The Illinois statute regarding Alienation of Affection, 740 ILCS 5/1 can be found here.

 

 

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