Nevertheless, numerous secondary legal sources refer to the term, and attempt to describe its influence and implications upon actual statute law.
There must be a clear agreement, written or oral, by both partners stipulating the extent of financial sharing or support in order for palimony to be granted.
[15] In the end, the California Supreme Court ruled that Triola had not proven the existence of a contract between herself and Mr. Marvin that gave her an interest in his property.
[citation needed] The court went on to explain that, while the state abolished common-law marriage in 1896, California law recognizes non-marital relationship contracts.
Included in the liner notes for Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet album is a thank you to the group's "expensive lawyers" for helping them to negotiate alimony and palimony payments.
Seeking palimony was an option considered by the lawyer Jane Bingum (Brooke Elliott) during an episode of Drop Dead Diva, where one man married two women.