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===Damages=== | ===Damages=== | ||
Claims in ''tort'' can be made in a court proceeding dealing with family law issues or in a separate proceeding. A "tort" is a kind of claim made when the actions or omissions of one person cause harm to another person. A lot of criminal offences are also torts, like assault and battery. If the tort is proven, the person who was sued may have to pay ''damages'' to the person who started the court proceedings. "Damages" are cash awards intended to compensate for pain and suffering, lost wages, medical expenses, and so on. ''Punitive damages'' or ''aggravated damages'' are | Claims in ''tort'' can be made in a court proceeding dealing with family law issues or in a separate proceeding. A "tort" is a kind of claim made when the actions or omissions of one person cause harm to another person. A lot of criminal offences are also torts, like assault and battery. If the tort is proven, the person who was sued may have to pay ''damages'' to the person who started the court proceedings. "Damages" are cash awards intended to compensate for pain and suffering, lost wages, medical expenses, and so on. ''Punitive damages'' or ''aggravated damages'' are cash awards that have the extra purpose of punishing a party for their behaviour. | ||
The sort of torts someone could sue for in the context of the breakdown of a relationship include: | The sort of torts someone could sue for in the context of the breakdown of a relationship include: | ||
#assault, battery, and sexual assault; | #assault, battery, and sexual assault; | ||
# | #nervous shock and intentional infliction of mental distress; | ||
#trespass; | |||
#invasion of privacy and breach of confidence; and, | |||
#defamation. | |||
Someone might sue for damages for defamation, for example, if the other side posted false information about them on Facebook or a website. Someone might sue for invasion of privacy, breach of confidence or the intentional infliction of mental distress if the other side posted embarassing photos of them — revenge porn — on Instagram, a pornograph provider or another website. | |||
==Resources and links== | ==Resources and links== | ||
