The lawyer who represented Akira Montague in her suit against the TikTok star speaks to ESSENCE about the ins and outs of the ...

Many attorneys say the "alienation of affection" law is archaic and should be taken off the books. Others say it protects the sanctity of marriage. Other WRAL Top Stories George Berg spends a lot of ...

Brenay Kennard, who has 3 million followers on TikTok, represents herself in Durham County Superior Court as the defendant in an alienation of affection lawsuit on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Akira ...

GRAHAM — Marriage is complicated in America: a sacred institution and a bond entered into with little more than two signatures, and a ceremony sometimes broken in a matter of months in what is almost ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aug 21, 2021: Former Panthers wide receiver and now commentator Steve Smith Sr. before the game between the Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim ...