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29. It is not a criminal charge

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 05:20 AM

Mar 16

There is no jail time. It is civil, a marriage is a contract, the suit is for breech of contract. How do you feel about alimony. It in a similar vein

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This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Mar 15 #3

It is not a criminal charge bottomofthehill Mar 16 #29

Unfortunately principle can go out the window when it's a "bad" person EdmondDantes_ Mar 15 #21

Hey if some ho like sinema NJCher Mar 15 #5

Agreed PJMcK Mar 15 #7

I don't even believe in marriage NJCher Mar 15 #17

the only person you have any sort of (legitimate) grievance with stopdiggin Mar 15 #20

Men are easy targets NJCher Mar 15 #22

The responsibility lies with your partner. FascismIsDeath Mar 15 #14

Damages exist NJCher Mar 15 #18

There ALREADY is recourse. Its called a divorce settlement. FascismIsDeath Mar 15 #19

you won't understand this NJCher Mar 15 #23

Well, that's amusing NJCher Mar 16 #25

I agree that it shouldn't exist, but it does. LisaL Mar 15 #11

Looking more into this, LisaL Mar 16 #27

I feel the same way jfz9580m Mar 15 #4

it is indeed fucking ridiculous Skittles Mar 16 #28

That Senate Cloakroom must be one swingin' place. nt Buns_of_Fire Mar 15 #6

That and the theater 😉 SocialDemocrat61 Mar 15 #9

I love this for her. SunSeeker Mar 15 #8

She spent a lot of time screwing around, literally miyazaki Mar 15 #10

A scorned party may want their pound of flesh Keepthesoulalive Mar 16 #26

No sympathy for Sinema but "homewrecker" lawsuits are stupid. yellowcanine Mar 16 #30