Sinema Fights North Carolina Affair Suit as 6 States Still Allow Alienation Claims
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 16
Sinema Fights North Carolina Affair Suit as 6 States Still Allow Alienation Claims
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 16
Summary
An Aug. 19 evidentiary hearing will test Kyrsten Sinema’s bid to throw out Heather Ammel’s alienation-of-affection lawsuit over Sinema’s admitted affair with Matthew Ammel.
Sinema’s core argument is jurisdictional: she says none of the sexual encounters occurred in North Carolina, instead describing meetings in California, New York, Washington, Arizona and Colorado.
Heather Ammel’s claim turns on whether North Carolina courts can hear the case because the marriage and alleged injury were centered there, even if the affair itself unfolded elsewhere.
Only 6 states still recognize alienation-of-affection suits after 42 abolished the tort, leaving the case to probe whether the old 'heart balm' claim remains viable and constitutional.