Topic
Palimony
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Ohio Appellate Insights
What’s On Their Minds? Is Resuming a Relationship Adequate Consideration for a Contract? Williams v. Ormsby.
Update: The merit decision in this case was handed down on February 23, 2012. Read the analysis here. On September 20 the high court heard oral argument in Williams v.…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Oral Argument Preview. Is Palimony Coming to Ohio? Williams v. Ormsby.
Update: The merit decision in this case was handed down on February 23, 2012. Read the analysis here. Can resuming a romantic relationship be legal consideration for a contract? …
New Jersey Law Blog
PALIMONY: Claim for Support Between Unmarried Persons Must be in Writing
Palimony is a claim for support between unmarried persons. In 2010, legislation was passed which mandated that palimony agreements had to be in writing and signed by the parties in…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Palimony Claims Still Alive Says Appellate DIvision – Statute Only Applies Prospectively
On his last day in office in January 2010, Governor Corzine signed a bill amending the Statute of Frauds to require that all palimony contracts had to be in writing. …
NJ Family Legal Blog
Will the Palimony Statute Be Applied Retroactively – The Appellate Division May Soon Tell Us
In January 2010, on his way out of office, Governor Corzine signed a bill requiring palimony agreements to be in writing. We previously blogged on the enactment of that law. …
Forensic Accounting Perspectives
Major Changes in New Jersey’s Palimony Law
In recent years, we have seen an increasing number of cases dealing with palimony filed in the New Jersey courts. Palimony has long been based on the law of contracts,…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Palimony Agreements Must Be in Writing and Signed
In October of 2008, Jennifer W. Milner blogged on palimony and pending legislation (S-2091), which, if enacted, would overturn the palimony decisions she discussed by requiring that any such contract…
New Jersey Law Blog
Governor Corzine Prohibits Enforcement of Palimony Agreements Unless in Writing
On his last night as Governor of the State of New Jersey, Governor Corzine has supposedly signed into law a bill prohibiting the enforcement of "palimony" agreements unless such agreements…
Family Law Prof Blog
Michelle Triola Marvin Dies at 76
By Family Law
Michelle Triola Marvin, the oft-discussed litigant in familytextbooks, died last week. Her 1979 California courtcase resulted in the coining of the term palimony—a court-ordered award ofsupport given to one member…
ContractsProf Blog
Michelle Triola Marvin, Mother of Palimony, Dead at 76
Michelle Triola Marvin, who lived with Lee Marvin for six years and then sued for her share of the income he had earned during the relationship, has died at the…