Can I sue a woman that had an affair with my husband and had a child?
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Yes. North Carolina is one of the few states that still allows suits for both alienation of affections and criminal conversation.
Alienation of affections is a lawsuit for ruining your marriage: you would have to prove that you had a good, happy marriage, until she came between you and your husband.
Criminal conversation, despite the name, is a civil lawsuit, for having sex with your spouse, and it doesn't matter if she didn't know.
With a good lawyer, a North Carolina jury can be persuaded to award substantial damages for these kinds of claims, on the right facts. And the love child greatly simplifies your proof problems here.
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