Irma Kozlowski, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Thaddeus Kozlowski, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the trial court’s judgment that the plaintiff’s contract for lifelong support with her nonmarital partner is enforceable, that the trial judge’s credibility findings were proper, and that a lump‑sum award for future support is permissible despite uncertainty of the exact amount. The court relied on the Marvin doctrine that nonmarital agreements are enforceable unless based on meretricious sexual services and rejected the notion that the Heart‑Balm Act bars such contracts.