N.Y. CVR Law § 80-A
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Causes of action for alienation of affections, criminal conversation, seduction and breach of contract to marry abolished
Official statutory text
§ 80-a. Causes of action for alienation of affections, criminal\nconversation, seduction and breach of contract to marry abolished. The\nrights of action to recover sums of money as damages for alienation of\naffections, criminal conversation, seduction, or breach of contract to\nmarry are abolished. No act done within this state shall operate to give\nrise, either within or without this state, to any such right of action.\nNo contract to marry made or entered into in this state shall operate to\ngive rise, either within or without this state, to any cause or right of\naction for its breach.\n
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