Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Spouse's Mistress

Can I sue my husbands mistress? Due to their affair and her telling everyone that she was seeing him, my husband lost his job, we lost our home, and our marraige is a wreck.


Asked on 11/01/00, 12:09 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
James Grissom Law Office of James P. Grissom

Re: Spouse's Mistress

The old saying is "You can sue the Pope for rape, if you can prove it." You say she was a mistress; to me this implies that her statements might have been truthful. No libel or slander exists for truthful statements. Legal actions in TX for interference with the marriage contract were abolished 20-25 years ago. Sorry for your misfortune.

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Answered on 11/17/00, 3:35 pm


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