On the one hand, it will be said, if concessions are made, the Parliament endanger the loss of their authority over the Colony: on the other hand, if external forces should be used, there seems to be danger of a total lasting
alienation of affection. Is there no alternative?
Afi Johnson-Paris of Ward Black Law in Greensboro recently defended a woman who was sued by another woman for
alienation of affection. That settlement came with a confidentiality clause.
In September 2016, King had an attorney mail a letter to Huizar in Texas warning him that if he continued his relationship with Danielle, King would pursue an
alienation of affection claim.
For example, if children from a previous marriage were estranged from a parent for whatever reason (
alienation of affection by the former spouse immediately comes to mind), a court would probably take that into consideration in deciding what amount, if indeed anything, should be awarded from the Estate.
2003) ("[S]uits for
alienation of affection are almost exclusively brought after the marriage is either legally dissolved or irretrievably broken....
(8) These awards often withstand appellate review and as recently as (2014) a state appellate court affirmed a verdict for $9 million in compensatory and punitive damages for
alienation of affection and criminal conversation.
I have suffered
alienation of affection from my wife for years, and I just wanted to feel wanted again, to feel like a man.
McCarty has taught continuing legal education courses and his publications include the Mississippi College Law Review article on
alienation of affection called "Love in Vain: The Social Value of Mississippi's
Alienation of Affection in Protecting Marriage."
But Hollywood found it hard to believe that there wasn't more in it than that - a belief considerably strengthened when just as Von Sternberg and Dietrich were starting their third movie - Shanghai Express - the director's wife Risa announced she was divorcing her husband and suing Dietrich for $200,000 for
alienation of affection, plus a further $20,000 for alleged libel.
The Jeanette Maples wrongful death claim sought $1 million in noneconomic damages for Anthony Maples' loss of his daughter's "society, love and companionship." It also sought $500,000 in noneconomic damages for her suffering of "severe hunger, starvation, anemia, dehydration,
alienation of affection, distress and a lack of the enjoyment of her short life" due to the state's failure to protect her from her mother.
alienation of affection - a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse