In North Carolina, Cynthia Shackelford wins her alienation of affection case, and she wins it big. She is now the $9M jilted wife. A Guilford County District Court jury awarded her $9 million from her husband’s mistress after ruling that the other woman ruined their marriage.
Cynthia Shackelford, 60-years-old, was the wife of Allan Shackelford, a Greensboro, North Carolina attorney. He is alleged to have started an affair with Anne Lundquist, the ‘other woman’. The Shackleford’s marriage ended with a separation in April 2005, after the affair started. According to the wife, the couple were still in love before Ms. Lundquist began an affair with her husband. She had given up a teaching career to raise the couple’s two children and support her husband in his career. She said that Lundquist was the dean of campus life at the private Guilford College. She met Allan Shackelford when he provide legal services for the college.
Shackelford sued Lundquist in 2007 and has since moved to Raleigh, North Carolina. Lundquist is now the dean of students at Wells College in New York. She and Allan Shackelford co-authored a book together in 2007.
Mrs. Shackelford attorney’s acknowledge that she may not get the full $9 million she was awarded from her husband’s lover. However, they say that Shackelford wanted to send a message that the sanctity of marriage should be respected.
Only a few states allow spouses to sue over affairs, North Carolina is one of those states.
The $9M jilted wife, Cynthia Shackelford won her alienation of affection case. The monetary damages were for alienation of affections, criminal conversation (a legal term for adultery) and intentionally or recklessly causing severe emotional distress.
March 18th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Good for her! Now if Tiger’s wife would file a suit against all of his sexlings maybe these kind of women would get the damn message!
March 19th, 2010 at 4:29 am
I had 2 wives. Both died of cancer.
I would like to know why a man can get away with it. It is always the woman.
It takes TWO to tango.
@5 years with my first and 30 years with my second, ans I am dam proud that there was no cheating among us. We believed in the vows we took. If a man cannot keep his word then he is not much of a man
Ted
March 19th, 2010 at 6:10 am
Who is the author of this article and why haven’t they learned how to spell or punctuate? When publishing an article that potentially millions will see, it is the author’s responsibility to get spellings, grammar and punctuation correct.
Loser!
March 19th, 2010 at 6:36 am
An especially sloppy article.
When you write, please read what you have written. Correct glaring mistakes!
Thank you.
March 19th, 2010 at 11:34 am
I’ve wondered that too Ted. Why is it the woman – as if the man is a helpless victim of some conniving woman. Like you said – it takes two.
March 19th, 2010 at 11:35 am
Tina and Mark – since you both have the same IP address, I assume you are the same person and apparently have some kind of issue with this case. That’s your issue, not mine.
March 19th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
Great! They should do this to all cheaters.
March 20th, 2010 at 5:24 am
What a bogus ruling! There is no such thing as alienation of affection. What this is is emotional slavery!
March 20th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
It does take 2 to tango…that’s why we have alimony. Going through this as we speak and expect to get alimony and settlement from the “other woman”. Wedding vows are sacred and should be held to the highest regard. BTW, she’s short, fat and jowley!!!
March 23rd, 2010 at 1:28 pm
The wife should take some blame here. Obviously there was a problem in their marriage or her husband wouldn’t have had an affair. The wife probably didn’t put out. Remember ladies when it comes to sexually satisfying your husbands… If you don’t do it there is another woman who will.