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In an article earlier this month I wrote: “If you are suffering from the bored-marriage syndrome, it is never too late to snuggle into your man’s fantasies. . . . The mistresses and male-poachers of the world are taking their chances on ensnaring your husband. The time is now to reclaim your place with passion and love.”
Sometimes it is too late for the passion and love which turns into sweet revenge. In some states you can get back at the mistress whom you believed ruined your marriage. And one political wife Leisha Pickerings did just that. She alleges that her husband gave up a chance for Trent Lott's seat because of his mistress. Taking the legal route, she sued her husband’s mistress for loss of affection, also called alienation of affection. (See links at the end.)
What is loss or alienation of affection? Alienation of affection(s) is a legal action based on the willful and malicious interference with marriage relations by a third party. It typically occurs when two individuals are married and a third party does something to interfere with that marriage. A common example is when one spouse has been secretly cheating on the other (with the third party) for a substantial amount of time and then is discovered. The “injured” spouse can then bring an action against the third party for alienation of affection. Legal Match.com
Here is Judge Judy with a loss of affection case.
The back story: Talking Points Memo tells us that "whenTrent Lott resigned in 2007, Gov. Haley Barbour offered Rep. Pickering the seat. But the congressman turned it down after his girlfriend, Elizabeth Creekmore-Byrd, 'insisted' that their relationship could not continue if he accepted the seat, as he would have to stay married for public appearances. She allegedly gave him an ultimatum, and he chose her."
Despite the denials all around, Leisha Pickerings is suing Elizabeth Creekmore-Byrd for loss of affection. The legal document can be viewed at TPM: Talking Points Memo/ Leisha Pickerings Alienation of Affection Complaint
Copyright 2009 Rita Watson
Comments
So what about the husband (more often the rule) he gets a free pass? Not a fan of looking for someone else to blame for one's indiscretions.
G. B. Shaw said, "Best to be off with the old woman before getting on with the new." But I guess spouses want to have their cake and eat it too. Now it seems they've been given the frosting (Alienation of Affection) to too.
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