In most states, the biggest risk for hanky-panky with someone’s spouse is a sock on the jaw and society’s disapproving eye. But North Carolina, along with five other states nationwide, still has laws ...

File photo of Rep. Tim Moore, R-Cleveland — speaker of the North Carolina House — in his office at the NCGA. An alienation of affection lawsuit filed this week against Rep. Tim Moore — North ...

A lawyer for the man suing NC House Speaker Tim Moore for an alleged affair with his wife says the lawsuit, filed under the state's "alienation of affection" statute, has been resolved. She did not ...

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The validity of a lawsuit against one of North Carolina’s top Republican leaders, House Speaker Tim Moore, claiming he had a years-long affair with a married woman, will hinge on evidence, timelines ...

Influencer Brenay Kennard faces lawsuit alleging alienation of affection in NC. North Carolina remains one of few states with alienation of affection laws. Plaintiffs must prove marital love existed ...

GREENSBORO, North Carolina — When you say, "I Do," you don't promise to sue. Yet, it's a reality for couples whose marriages aren't happily ever after...and who happen to live in North Carolina. There ...

In most states, carrying on with somebody’s spouse runs the risk of a knuckle sandwich and a stern tsk tsk. But in North Carolina, philandering with the legally wed carries the additional danger of a ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore made his first public comments Tuesday after a local elected official announced a lawsuit against him alleging the powerful Republican ...

NFL star Steve Smith Sr. is facing an alienation of affection lawsuit following allegations he had an affair with a married man’s wife. What does that mean? North Carolina is one of the few states ...

A lawsuit against North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore claims he had a years-long affair with a married woman, using his power in return for sexual favors. Here is coverage of the lawsuit. In most ...