Articles Tagged with alienation of affections

More information continues to be leaked to the media about Tiger Woods’ alleged mistresses, and  news reports indicate that at least one of them has confirmed a long-lasting affair.

What does the law of torts say about this?  Alienation of affections, criminal conversation, and reckless  infliction of emotional distress immediately come to mind as potential claims that Ms.Nordegren could assert any woman who had a sexual relationship with her husband.

What is alienation of affections?  In Tennessee, alienation of affections  "is the willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party, without justification or excuse." Donnell v. Donnell, 220 Tenn. 169, 415 S.W.2d 127, 132 (1967).  The cause of action  was abolished by statute in Tennessee in 1989.  

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