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In Re Estate of Quarg
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division (2008) | 938 A.2d 193; 397 N.J. Super. 559
TL;DR: Decedent died intestate while legally married but after a 40-year relationship with another woman. The court held the long-term partner could recover from the estate by proving an implied contract for lifetime support, supplanting the estranged legal wife's statutory intestate share.
Legal Significance: Establishes that a long-term cohabitant may enforce an implied promise of lifetime support against their deceased partner's intestate estate, treating the claim as a contractual obligation that takes precedence over the statutory inheritance rights of an estranged legal spouse.