Thus, if the plaintiff qua plaintiff can show a duty owed to him, a cause of action for intentional infliction of emotional distress can be stated by the victim spouse. (famlawconsult.com)
Domestic abuse will not impact the amount of money the victim spouse will receive or the support award. (familylawhelp.ca)
Especially in states like North Carolina, where adultery is used as a defense to the payment of alimony, or where a victim spouse can sue an unknowing boyfriend or girlfriend of the other spouse for alienation of affection or criminal conversation, I would certainly caution anyone contemplating divorce from putting their heart out there on a website. (raleigh-divorce-lawyers.com)