Heart Balm Claims

Heart balm claims remain alive and well in very few states. North Carolina is one of a small handful that has such a doctrine in effect.The concept of heart balm torts came about way back in history when women were still thought of as belonging to their husbands. A...

Affairs of the heart can be passionate and full of love. When two people find each other and their union is marked by attraction and appreciation, they may choose to unite and become married. In North Carolina and throughout the United State, a marriage changes the...

For all of the reasons that North Carolina residents fall in love and then decide to get married, there are as many reasons that they may eventually decide to end their legal relationships. Divorce is a major issue for families all throughout the country, and...

It is somewhat unfortunate that in many quarters, the idea of a heart balm claim, which as this blog has discussed is a legal option available to North Carolina residents, gets a bad rap.Sometimes, people see these sorts of legal actions, which allow a victim of...

When a Charlotte, North Carolina, resident suspects his or her spouse is not being faithful, the emotional fallout can be difficult to manage, at least in the short term. Even with modern expectations about love and marriage, getting cheated on behind one's back just...

One might wonder what Google Street View would have to do with a divorce case or other family law matter. In North Carolina, at least, the role of this popular Google feature may be larger than one would think.This is because North Carolina still recognizes so-called...

Despite being the subject of periodic criticism and skepticism from various quarters, heart balm claims are alive and well in North Carolina, presumably for good reasons. Cheating and extramarital affairs, after all, do cause a lot of emotional heartache, and while...

As this blog has discussed previously, heart balm claims are still alive and well in North Carolina. To review, in this state, one party to a marriage can sue someone outside the marriage for either having sexual relations with one's spouse or, as is more common,...

As this blog has discussed on previous occasions, so-called heart balm claims are alive and well in North Carolina. To review, a Charlotte resident can file a heart balm claim against a third party who has an affair with his or her spouse or who otherwise engages in...

According to a study, about 20 percent of men, and a little under 15 percent of all women, admitted to having sex with someone other than their spouse. These statistics do not account for emotional affairs and other behavior short of full-blown sexual intercourse, and...