California · Civil Code

CIV §43.5: No cause of action arises for: (a) Alienation of affection.

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This statute eliminates civil lawsuits for alienation of affection, criminal conversation, seduction of consenting adults, and broken marriage promises.

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No cause of action arises for: (a) Alienation of affection. (b) Criminal conversation. (c) Seduction of a person over the age of legal consent. (d) Breach of promise of marriage.

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