Can a person sue their lover for lying to them about being married?

Answer 1

AnswerEspecially if the man told the woman he wanted to have a son and the two of them got pregnant deliberately, leaving her to find out only after the fact that he was married. Often time times there is so much more involved in situations than the outside person knows. Perhaps this woman is not the kind of woman who would ever knowingly get involved with a married man because it goes against her ethical and moral beliefs. Perhaps she would never want to put herself in such a situation because she could not handle being in love with a man who would never leave his wife for her. Perhaps this woman was completely in love with this man and he told her and others in front her that he was going to marry her. Perhaps when she found out two years after they had been together that he was married (during her pregnancy I might add). Perhaps he told her once she finally did get pregnant that he couldn't be with her because he was married. And so perhaps she had and abortion and finally a complete mental breakdown and end up in the hospital from the whole trauma. And perhaps her life has never been the same. Men who lie to woman and say they are not married only to suck them into their sick, selfish, egotistical world need to know the (many times irreversible) psychological damage they are doing to these woman. People are not all the same. Some women may be so strong that they could walk away from this, hurt but move on quickly. Some may be so angry (and a little off) that they try to harm the guy, and some may just be so vulnerable that it affects them for the rest of their lives no matter how much therapy they get to try to heal and move on. Some woman may be involved unknowingly with lying men like this at a time of their lives when time is of the essence as far as what's left for fertility. To say that this is a "petty" lawsuit is to say that it is acceptable that men can do this to woman. It is not acceptable and there should be a law against it same as Polygamy is illegal, same as a person in a divorce settlement get what they deserve if the Spouse was unfaithful. Why is it women in this kind of situation are looked upon like the often times unfortunate rape victim. Deservedly raped until proven innocent. In this case "Oh she knew he was married, she just didn't want to face the truth". This did happen to a friend of mine and she has never been herself for the last six years. I challenge anyone out there to write in if they know if there has ever been a case like this in the courts. There must be a legal name for it. It is not ok for men to get away with this kind of behavior. It is emotional, mental, and in this case with her pregnancy, physical abuse at it best. AnswerA lawsuit might be valid if it can be proved that the person involved suffered a loss of income or assets due to being mislead by the other party. It is highly doubtful however, a plaintiff would prevail using such an argument. There is a generally presumption of the law that an adult entering into any relationship bears the responsibility of being fully informed of the circumstances involved and the resulting consequences.

Answer 2

I assume you are referring to entrapment which is the method by which a person is coerced into engaging in an act in which they would not have otherwise voluntarily participated. In some instances entrapment is indeed a crime (such as a police sting operation) but in the matter of marriage, it is not a viable claim. No one can be forced into marriage, the days of the "shotgun wedding" are long past.