Over the years, I have written a lot on palimony cases, both before and after the landmark Maeker v. Ross case that I argued in the New Jersey Supreme
Continue Reading Appellate Division Applies Moynihan Palimony Decision Retroactively

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Over the years, I have written a lot on palimony cases, both before and after the landmark Maeker v. Ross case that I argued in the New Jersey Supreme…
Continue Reading Appellate Division Applies Moynihan Palimony Decision Retroactively
The law in New Jersey regarding palimony continues to incrementally evolve, as I have blogged about in the past. A few years ago, I argued the Maeker v. Ross case…
Continue Reading Do I Need a Lawyer for My Palimony Agreement? Supreme Court Says No!
Can one attorney represent both spouses in a divorce? This issue presents itself in a multitude of scenarios: the proverbial “simple divorce” or merely reviewing a settlement agreement prepared by…
Continue Reading To Represent, or Not Represent: That is the Question
One thing this pandemic has taught me about my fellow lawyers: we are adaptable.
Just take the lawyer trapped in a cat filter as an example. Despite his adorable faux…
Continue Reading I’m Not a Cat, But Can I Get Divorced Over Zoom Anyway?
A new reported trial court decision, S.N. v. C.R.was released today, confirming that the remedy of partition is still available when non-married parties purchase a home together and there…
Continue Reading New Reported Decision Confirms that Partition Remains an Equitable Remedy for Unmarried Cohabitants Without a Writing Despite 2010 Palimony Amendment
What rights do people have to an equitable distribution of assets stemming from a period prior to the marriage itself? If there is no right to equitable distribution under those…
Continue Reading Supreme Court of New Jersey Addresses Equitable Claims and Remedies (while reinforcing a potential palimony loophole through the proverbial “black hole”)
The doctrine of fugitive disentitlement bars a fugitive from seeking relief in the judicial system whose authority he or she evades, i.e. one cannot flee the country and evade a…
Continue Reading The Doctrine of Fugitive Disentitlement and Its Impact on Child Custody Matters
Regular readers of this blog know that we were involved in the landmark palimony case, Maeker v. Ross, which was recently decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court. We…
Continue Reading PALIMONY REVIVED – NOT SO FAST – PART 2
Regular readers of this blog know that we were the winning attorneys in the Appellate Division in the landmark palimony case, Maeker v. Ross, as we previously blogged on …
Continue Reading PALIMONY CASE, MAEKER V. ROSS, BEING ARGUED IN NJ SUPREME COURT ON 5/5/14
As frequent readers of this blog may know, earlier this year, we were the winning attorneys in the landmark palimony case, Maeker v. Ross. My post on that case…
Continue Reading IS PALIMONY REVIVED? NOT SO FAST.
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