Can an employer/entity be sued for alienation of affection, if it can be proven they were negligent and did not follow they’re own protocols, protecting sensitive information, if that information is believed to have caused the alienation of affection by allowing the spouse access to it? Or does t have to be a specific person?
There is not a requirement that the defendant in an alienation of affection lawsuit be a person, but it would likely be impossible to prove without suing an actual person.
For alienation of affection, you must be able to prove the following elements:
(1) You and your spouse were happily married and a genuine love and affection existed between you
(2) The love and affection was alienated and destroyed, and
(3) The wrongful and malicious acts of the defendant produced the alienation of affection.
Check out our detailed article on this issue, Infidelity and Alienation of Affection
Anna Ayscue
Attorney with Rosen Law Firm Cary • Chapel Hill • Durham • Raleigh • Wake Forest
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