Archaic Law Alert

It's hard to believe that this law is still on the books -- but it's true.

Comments

[Randy]

Is this law also on the books in California? If so, Gray Davis might sue Californians for "alienation of affection," too.

[Anonymous]

Well, Randy, if we interpreted the law correctly, he'd probably sue the rest of the U.S. -- not Californians.

[joe]

Lawrence was about criminal law, not contract law. If you cheat on your wife, you've still broken the contract, regardless of the legal status of your nookie.

[Stephen Fetchet]

Assuming that this civil tort is invalid on the basis of Lawrence v. Texas - which held that morality and tradition cannot provide the rational basis for law - then states that grant divorce and allocate property on the basis of adultery and abandonment are likewise invalid.