From Davis v. Davis, decided yesterday by the Mississippi Supreme Court, in an opinion for the court by Justice Leslie King: John and Sandra Davis, a then-married couple, had two children in the 1980s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured during a special legislative session on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps ...

SANTA FE — New Mexico's highest court issued an opinion on Monday affirming its 2025 ruling barring lawsuits by individuals seeking damages from third parties accused of breaking up a marriage, a ...

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.

While the arcane tort of alienation of affection only remains a viable cause of action in seven states, undercover lovers who meet in one of those states -- or participate in romantic interstate ...

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 ...

Pennington County State’s Attorney Glenn Brenner hugged his wife, Kellie, after a jury determined Friday that he was not responsible for the breakup of her first marriage to a Rapid City man.

Utahns may soon no longer be able to sue third parties for being responsible for damaging their marriages. That’s if the state Legislature votes to abolish the right to file civil claims for what ...