Charles Ronald Brent v. Vennit B. Mathis, II

¶ 28. No law of this State precludes minor children from bringing, claims of alienation of affection against interlopers whose misconduct interferes with familial harmony. I would hold that the minor children in the present case have standing to pursue alienation of affection claims against Dr. Brent, and I respectfully dissent from the majority’s decision to the contrary.

¶ 29. My colleagues in the majority say that “[njothing in Vennit’s brief convinces the Court that the alienation of marital affections naturally results in the subsequent alienation of parental affections such that a minor…