Cohabitation is not an absolute requirement for a successful claim for palimony but is only one of a number of factors a judge should consider, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
A 6-1 majority, breaking with precedent set by nearly every other state court, said a plaintiff in a palimony case need only prove that there was a “marital-type relationship” rather than show that the couple lived together for some period.
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