When Locke and Eastwood separated in 1989, Locke filed a palimony lawsuit. In January 1985 Aaisha sued Ali for unpaid palimony. She was previously engaged to Ringo Starr, whom she sued for palimony. He was sued by Penelope J. "Penny" McCall in 1978 for palimony. At the end of their relationship Diane Hegarty sued for palimony. The result was the landmark "palimony" case, "Marvin v. Marvin", 18 Cal. At the end of their relationship, Hegarty sued for palimony. Also, palimony law is very similar to common-law marriage law. In 1983, only three states legally rejected palimony. This was the first same-sex palimony case filed in U.S. history. In the State of New Jersey, palimony cases are tried in Family Court. Palimony is a psychedelic country & western music group from Gainesville, FL. As of 2016, 24 states legally rejected palimony.