. California's "heart-balm" statute provides: "A fraudulent promise to marry or to cohabit after marriage does not give rise to a cause of action for damages." Cal. Civ.Code ยง 43.4
In an undated information publication the following wording was found:"Heart balm actions make for very nasty court cases, and only nine states still permit them -- Illinois, Hawaii, Mississippi,...
Statutes that abrogate or restrict lawsuits brought by individuals who seek pecuniary damages to salve their broken hearts.
Heart balm actions are founded on the precept that the law disfavors any...