Jeffrey E. Marshall
North Carolina Board Certified Family Law Specialist
Jeff is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Family Law with over 28 years of experience. He focuses exclusively on family law and divorce, providing expert guidance through every step of the process. Certified as a Family Financial Mediator, Jeff has helped many clients reach fair resolutions during difficult separations. His peers also trust him as an arbitrator in complex family law cases. If you need an experienced attorney to navigate your family law issues, contact Jeff today for personalized support.
Alienation of Affection Attorneys
Marshall & Taylor PLLC
When someone decides to divorce their spouse, infidelity is often cited as a direct reason. In some cases, the victim of the infidelity can seek damages from the paramour in a civil case for alienating them from their spouse’s affection. Damages can include the emotional distress the situation created, embarrassment, loss of the spouse’s attention, and financial losses caused by the affair, such as money that was spent on gifts and trips for the paramour that should have gone to the family.
The alienation of affection attorneys with Marshall & Taylor PLLC have helped people through these kinds of cases and have experience fighting on both sides of the issue. This allows them to understand which legal tactics and strategies are most likely to succeed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Alienation of affection is a term used to describe infidelity. In North Carolina, there are three criteria that need to be met for an affair to qualify as alienation of affection:
1. The marriage was happy and loving before the affair
2. The marriage is no longer happy
3. This decline in happiness is caused directly, or in part, by the affair.
While sexual intercourse is the most cut and dry way for an affair to occur, it is also possible to have an emotional affair. An emotional affair can be just as painful to discover as a sexual one. Emotional affairs can entail:
- Spending more time with the paramour than the spouse
- Constant communication, such as on social media, Facetime, texting, and phone calls
If your partner’s time and attention are sufficiently taken away from you and diverted to someone else, it can feel alienating, painful, and belittling.
Criminal conversation is a euphemistic term for an affair that involved sexual intercourse. Only one instance of intercourse is required for “criminal conversation.” These allegations are often brought up alongside alienation of affection claims, as they are typically intertwined.
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If you are struggling with a marriage or any other family law matter, you need the help of a skilled, experienced lawyer. Troubles and problems involving those closest to you can be very draining. Ending your marriage or fighting to receive the alimony you need can create stress that seeps into all areas of your life.
At Marshall & Taylor PLLC, our dedicated family lawyers have the knowledge, the integrity, and the work ethic you need to achieve a satisfactory outcome in your family law case. Call our Raleigh lawyers today at (919) 833-1040 to speak with a skilled legal professional about how we can help you.
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If you are on either side of an alienation of affection or criminal conversation case, our lawyers can help you share your side of the story in court. We have the tenacity, experience, and dedication to fight aggressively for our clients’ best interests. Schedule a case evaluation with our firm today to learn more about your legal options.