Infidelity / divorce

My husband lives in NC, I live in Alabama. I was wondering could I sue his mistress for alienation of affection? If so would I go through a divorce lawyer or a civil lawyer for that matter? My husband also opened his own insurance company, due to us being married and NC being a equitable distribution state, does that mean I get a share of the company ?

Yes, you could sue the paramour in NC since your husband lives in NC and assuming the acts causing the alienation of affection occurred in NC. A divorce attorney/family law lawyer will the type of attorney to help you with this.

If your husband opened the insurance company during the marriage (between the date of marriage and date of separation), then it would be marital property subject to being divided. You wouldn’t necessarily get an ownership share in the company but you could get compensated for one-half of the marital value, depending on the distribution of all the other marital assets and debts.


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