Can I sue the other woman for destroying my marriage?

Can I sue the other woman for destroying my marriage?

The law allows individuals to sue others for ruining their marriages. While most states got rid of it years ago, it’s still on the books in Hawaii, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota and Utah. The law has since evolved, such that women can now sue.

Can text messages prove adultery?

In most cases, phone records are protected by privacy laws (depending on the state in which you live), so they often cannot be used as proof of adultery in a court of law anyway. Even if you find a text message saying, “Let’s meet at 8 PM” along with some dirty talk, that doesn’t conclusively prove adultery.

Should you contact the person your spouse is cheating with?

In the vast majority of cases, nothing this person tells you about the affair can be relied upon as truth. Getting involved in that person’s life by contacting his or her spouse only complicates your situation. His or her spouse may be fully aware of the affair, and may in fact be having his or her own affair.

What do cheaters say when confronted?

One of the things that cheaters say when confronted is that “You’re being paranoid”. They will outright deny the affair and will blame you for being insecure and jealous when you talk about signs of cheating in the relationship. Here is a piece on why it is important to save evidence against your partner’s cheating.

Do cheaters feel guilt?

The authors of a new study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships propose that cheaters feel bad about their indiscretions, but try to feel better by reframing their past infidelities as uncharacteristic or out-of-the-ordinary behaviour.