CHICAGO-(AEAE)-The central legal issue in the Hudson County, N.J. case was whether the emotional distress claim was a disguised complaint for parental alienation of affections, a cause of action New Jersey abolished in 1935.For the first time in New Jersey, a judge has recognized the right of parents to collect damages for intentional infliction of emotional distress when their relationships with their children are poisoned by former spouses.
Superior Court Judge Maurice Gallipoli ruled on Nov. 21, 2009 that a man can sue his ex-wife and her parents for allegedly turning his children against him by making false accusations that he had committed sexual misconduct.
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