My wife was treated very badly by her son during the 17 years she lived alone following the death of her first husband but after our marriage my son-in-law and his wife crept back into favour. I welcomed it at first, but unfortunately there now seems to be no place for me. Does such a thing as alienation of affections still exist in law?
Although marriage is a contract the courts will not interfere with a working marriage to enforce it. The courts will only intervene when a marriage is breaking down, and only then when called on to do so. Alienation of affections might be taken into consideration under the heading of unreasonable behaviour if you sought to divorce your wife under existing divorce law. If you can’t discuss the problem with your wife you should consider seeking counselling together.