Then, everything unraveled. Pickering decided not to run for re-election in after 12 years in the House. At the time, he said he wanted to spend more time with his family. He's married with five children. Like a tale from William Faulkner, who penned many a book on Mississippi elite with personal flaws, Pickering's tumble has been staggering. The real doozy came July 14, when Leisha Pickering filed the alienation of affection suit against her husband's alleged lover, a socialite named Elizabeth Creekmore-Byrd.
So hush-hush is the case, lawyers on both sides have reached a confidential agreement to not discuss the case publicly.
The suit, in effect, has branded the once-proud congressman with a Scarlet "A. Most states have abolished alienation of affection lawsuits.
Proponents in the holdout states say the threat of such legal action helps protect the sanctity of marriage. But, Steffey and Rosen say, alienation of affection suits do just the opposite: They result in already contentious divorces getting even more heated, and they leave behind a public trail of personal shortcomings and wild tales of infidelity.
If there are children involved, it's devastating for them. It would require legislative action for states to change the law. And anyone who tries that in a conservative state could get painted as a pro-divorce lawmaker who holds cheaters less accountable. And as long as the law remains on the books, Rosen says, he'll keep busy: "We have an obligation to pursue our clients' rights. After the divorce , the husband and his mistress built a house on what used to be marital property, the husband stopped paying child support, and worst of all, the husband allegedly posted a private photo of his ex-wife topless on the internet.
The woman Elle spoke to felt like the lawsuit gave her agency and helped her get her life back on track after the divorce.
She offered the following advice to others:. Help yourself. Speak out. March 24, An Example of Alienated Affection Take, for example, the family that Elle covered in its story about the alienation of affection lawsuits.
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