Delaware Code

10 Del. C. § 3924 (2026)

Causes of action abolished for alienation of affections, criminal conversation, seduction, enticement and breach of contract to marry

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The rights of action to recover sums of money as damages for alienation of affections, criminal conversation, seduction, enticement, or breach of contract to marry are abolished. No act done in this State shall operate to give rise, either within or without this State, to any such right of action. No contract to marry made or entered into in this State shall operate to give rise, either within or without this State, to any cause or right of action for its breach.

10 Del. C. 1953, § 3925; 58 Del. Laws, c. 489, § 1;

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1986–2017 · leading case: O'NEIL v. Schuckardt, 733 P.2d 693 (Idaho 1986).

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O'NEIL v. Schuckardt, 733 P.2d 693 (Idaho 1986). · cites it 2× “§ 52 -572b; 10 Del.Code § 3924; D.C.Code 1981, § 16-923; West's Fla.”

Hoye v. Hoye, 824 S.W.2d 422 (Ky. 1992). “§ 52-572b; 10 Del. Code § 3924; D.C.Code 1981, § 16-923; West’s Fla.”

Blaskovitz, Jr. v. Dover Fed. Credit Union (Del. Super. Ct. 2017). “20 Finally, the Credit Union cites the decision of a federal district court sitting in a neighboring state for the proposition that a plaintiffs complaint risks dismissal if it fails to identify the “amounts of the checks, the appearance of the signatures, the circumstances…”

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