Sued for Cheating

As if you needed a reason to not cheat, it could cost you big money. In some states you can sue the other woman, or other man. According to CNN they are called "alienation of affection" suits, and they are fair game in Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota and Utah.

Basically it all goes back to the days when women were property, and some other guy sleeping with your wife devalued your...well... we'll go with assets.

In Carolina juries have handed out more than $1million for a few of these cases. CNN quotes divorce attorney Lee Rosen, "If your spouse is going to cheat, you really would like them to cheat with somebody who has a lot of money."

Lawsuit Slower than Decline in Popularity

The image above is the front of a card by Hallmark a few years ago.

Paris Hilton tried suing Hallmark in 2007 for "misappropriation of publicity and infringement on a federally registered trademark." Hallmark tried to get the case dismissed, but an appeals court ruled yesterday that the lawsuit will go ahead. Meanwhile, "Paris Hilton" as a search term seems to be locked into a steady year-on-year decline...