Can I be sued for contributing to the dissolution of a marriage?
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Can I be sued for contributing to the dissolution of a marriage?
My friend has been cheating on his wife, and I have known about it. I have, on one occasion, given him relationship advice via textconcerning the ‘other woman’. If his wife divorces him, and her lawyer sees my texts, can she sue me for contributing to the dissolution of her marriage? Can I be subpoenaed as a witness? I live 2 states away from them.
Asked on January 11, 2017 under Family Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
No, you cannot be sued for this. In a VERY small number of states, if you are the person the spouse is cheating with, you can be potentially sued for "alientation of affection" but that only applies to the person actually having the affair, not to a person "advising" the cheater or his/her partner--and you state doesn't even have an "alienation of affection" cause of action anymore. Therefore, there are no grounds to sue you.
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