Beverly Maeker v. William Ross (072185)

In Kozlowski v. Kozlowski, this Court for the first time recognized the enforceability of a palimony agreement against a person who promised to provide future support to a partner with whom he shared a marital-type relationship. 80 N.J. 378, 384-85, 403 A.2d 902 (1979). A palimony agreement is a contract, and as we explained, palimony agreements are usually oral because “ ‘parties entering this type of relationship usually do not record their understanding in specific legalese.’ ” In re Estate of Roccamonte, 174 N.J. 381, 389, 808 A.2d 838 (2002) (alterations omitted) (quoting Kozlowski,…