North Carolina § 52-13 Procedures in causes of action for alienation of affection and criminal conversation

North Carolina Statutes

§ 52-13 — Procedures in causes of action for alienation of affection and criminal conversation

North Carolina § 52-13

Ch. 52Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons

This text of North Carolina § 52-13 (Procedures in causes of action for alienation of affection and criminal conversation) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 52-13 (2026).

Text

(a)No act of the defendant shall give rise to a cause of action for alienation of affection or criminal conversation that occurs after the plaintiff and the plaintiff's spouse physically separate with the intent of either the plaintiff or plaintiff's spouse that the physical separation remain permanent.

(b)An action for alienation of affection or criminal conversation shall not be commenced more than three years from the last act of the defendant giving rise to the cause of action.

(c)A person may commence a cause of action for alienation of affection or criminal conversation against a natural person only. (2009-400, s. 1.)

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) No act of the defendant shall give rise to a cause of action for alienation of affection or criminal conversation that occurs after the plaintiff and the plaintiff's spouse physically separate with the intent of either the plaintiff or plaintiff's spouse that the physical separation remain permanent.
(b) An action for alienation of affection or criminal conversation shall not be commenced more than three years from the last act of the defendant giving rise to the cause of action.
(c) A person may commence a cause of action for alienation of affection or criminal conversation against a natural person only. (2009-400, s. 1.)