No action may be brought upon any cause arising from alienation of affections or from breach of a promise to marry.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-572b
Alienation of affections and breach of promise actions abolished
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Nelson v. Jacobsen (1983)
Most recently applied in SER Justin S. Golden, Sr. v. Hon. Tod J. Kaufman, Judge (June 2014)
(1967, P.A. 275, S. 1; P.A. 82-160, S. 238.) History: P.A. 82-160 changed wording slightly and deleted language which limiting applicability to causes arising “after October 1, …
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