# Alienation of Affection

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/alienation-of-affection/16482>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [October 16, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/alienation-of-affection/16482 "2015-10-16T21:16:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Price82788](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d9b06d/32.png) [@Price82788](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Price82788)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/alienation-of-affection/16482/1 "2015-10-16T21:16:19Z")

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Can a spouse still sue the other woman if the married couple work out their marriage and do not move apart or divorce in NC? Example going to marriage counseling ?

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**Author:** ![Lindsay\_Willis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@Lindsay\_Willis](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Lindsay_Willis)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/alienation-of-affection/16482/2 "2015-10-23T20:35:23Z")

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No, if you reconcile after discovering the affair, you no longer have a claim for alienation of affection. To learn about the elements required to sue for alienation of affection, read our article [Infidelity and Alienation of Affection](https://www.rosen.com/divorce/divorcearticles/alienation-of-affection-and-criminal-conversation/?hvid=4mwM3F).

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**Author:** ![ebamlb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ea924/32.png) [@ebamlb](https://forum.rosen.com/u/ebamlb)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/alienation-of-affection/16482/3 "2015-10-26T13:05:06Z")

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Could you still pursue a criminal conversation case against the former paramour?

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**Author:** ![Lindsay\_Willis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@Lindsay\_Willis](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Lindsay_Willis)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/alienation-of-affection/16482/4 "2015-10-31T17:28:38Z")

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Yes, you could still sue for criminal conversation, so long as you could prove that sexual intercourse occurred between the spouse and the paramour.