Beverly Maeker, Plaintiff-Appellant v. William S. Ross, Defendant-Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the 2010 amendment to the Statute of Frauds does not apply retroactively to oral palimony agreements formed before its enactment and that a will alone does not satisfy the writing requirement for a palimony agreement. Accordingly, the Court reversed the Appellate Division, reinstated the plaintiff’s complaint, and remanded for further proceedings.