On April 21, 2011, the Appellate Division published a decision in Botis v. Estate of Gary Kudrick, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2011), upholding the trial court’s decision not to apply N.J.S.A. 25:1-5(h) (a statute passed in January 2010 to require contracts for support between unmarried cohabitants to be in writing) retroactively to Ms. Botis’ Complaint for Palimony.  Megan S. Murray, Esq. represents Ms. Botis in ongoing palimony litigation against the Estate of Mr. Kudrick.  The Appellate Division’s decision was a victory for Ms. Botis, whose case has been pending since September 2008