What do Alienation of Affections and Criminal Conversation have in common?
Alienation of Affections and Criminal Conversation are two separate claims that are often paired together. Both claims are civil actions that are brought against a third party lover, commonly referred to in litigation as a “paramour”. For example, let’s say a couple is married. In our example assume the wife has an extra-marital relationship that may or may not include sexual relations. As a result of the conduct of the wife’s paramour, the wife’s relationship with her husband diminishes. The husband (Plaintiff) then may attempt to sue the wife’s paramour (Defendant) for either Alienation of Affections and/or Criminal Conversation. This claim is available to both husbands and wives whose spouses have had affairs. Both claims can be raised either before or after the parties separate and divorce. Both claims have a three (3) year statute of limitations. This means the claim must be filed within three (3) years of the actions which give rise to the claims. The Elements: What evidence do y
