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[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 17 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Two things. First, Kirsten Sinema can get fucked, she seems to have screwed every person who's ever come into contact with her, especially her constituents in Arizona. But second, this is the most ridiculous lawsuit I've ever heard of.

North Carolina is one of a handful of states that allow jilted spouses to sue for “alienation of affection” to seek damages from a third party responsible for the breakup of their marriage.

This is the kind of corn fried bullshit one can expect from these fucking Southern States. Marriage isn't sacred, it's not even all that important. I think if we reduced it down to contract law like it's should be, things would be a lot simpler. In fact limiting marriage contracts to 20, 30, or 40 year lengths and adding in specific stipulations would probably improve a lot of people's experience with it.

P.S. also a not quite third thing. Her lawyer's last name is Epstein. And I just realized how much it really must fucking suck for anybody who has that last name right now.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I partially disagree with your second part but not because of any sacredness of marriage, but because once in a marriage a lot of finances and life decisions are made that can fuck a person's life if suddenly up rooted. I feel like this law is an improvement on alimony because it's a one time payment and the person that fucked it has to pay.

Really, I just like when shitty people get their comeuppance.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Those states are: North Carolina, Mississippi, South Dakota, New Mexico, Utah, and Hawaii

[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 23 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Why is this bitch in the news

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

She's one of those politicians that seemingly has no support from anyone and infuriates quite a lot of people.

Once she got into office and started pulling a lot of her shit, Democrats were pretty much done with her. Since she had a "D" after her name, no Republican was going to support her from the jump, of course.

Something tells me she is absolutely toxic to deal with on a personal level, too.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 14 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 17 points 4 hours ago (2 children)
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

With nearly everything that woman did, you can just tell she thinks she is really quite something.

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 hours ago

She was acting out the last nail going into the coffin of her career.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

Heather Ammel contends in a lawsuit that she and husband Matthew had “a good and loving marriage” and “genuine love and affection”

That woman Heather Anmel is insane, her husband was unfaithful and that is 100% on him. Sinema never promised to be faithful to a woman she probably never met, but the husband of the crazy wife obviously did.

blames Sinema for the marriage breakup.

The marriage probably wasn't as loving as she thought.

North Carolina is one of a handful of states that allow jilted spouses to sue for “alienation of affection”

Absolutely insane, a third party that is with someone who is married never promised anything, and hence also didn't break a promise. It's insane how people are so dense, and blame anybody else but the person they are married to that actually made a promise. For the state to allow such cases is insane!!!

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Well, there is a fair amount of money to be made.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 hours ago

These are remenents of times when divorce needed a reason. Common law stuff.

The issue with holding the spouse responsible is it can keep someone in an abusive relationship so we got rid of those barriers.

There are only a few of these cases a year and they almost never lead anywhere. Most judges feel the same way as you on it.

A quick search shows that North Carlonia is the only state that really has a lot of activity around it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alienation_of_affections

[–] raman_klogius@ani.social 4 points 4 hours ago

Absolute Sinema