Maeker v. Ross

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SAPP-PETERSON, J.A.D.

In this appeal, we granted defendant, William Ross, a stay and leave to appeal the January 13, 2012 interlocutory order of the Family Part judge denying his motion to dismiss plaintiff, Beverly Maeker’s palimony complaint and granting her cross-motion for pendente lite support, which the motion judge fixed at $6000 per month. The motion judge found that plaintiff’s complaint was not barred by the 2010 amendment to the Statute of Frauds, N.J.S.A. 25:1—5(h) (Amendment), requiring a writing memorializing palimony agreements and…