Scott Lassiter named House Speaker Tim Moore in an alienation-of-affection lawsuit in June. Now Lassiter, a former Apex Town Council member, is running for a seat in the state legislature. Wake County ...

GRAHAM — Marriage is complicated in America: a sacred institution and a bond entered into with little more than two signatures, and a ceremony sometimes broken in a matter of months in what is almost ...

This used to be possible under the old "alienation of affections" tort, but all but a handful of states have abolished it, and the tortious inducement of breach of contract tort can't fill that gap.

GREENVILLE, N.C -- A North Carolina man says his divorce was almost unbearable, but an unusual legal claim just landed him a $750,000 judgment. According to court documents, Kevin Howard recently won ...

Moving to the south after a long career in the north has required some adjustment to regional variation in divorce law. For the most part there is little difference between the divorce law of New ...

A North Carolina man says his divorce was almost unbearable, but an unusual legal claim just landed him a $750,000 judgment. According to court documents, Kevin Howard recently won a judgment against ...

In most states, carrying on with somebody’s spouse runs the risk of a knuckle sandwich and a stern tsk tsk. But in North Carolina, philandering with the legally wed carries the additional danger of a ...

The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Bill McGurn, Jillian Melchior and Dan Henninger. Image: Sergei Ilintsky/Getty Images On Valentine’s Day people eagerly spend money to express love. But the ...