Slansky v. Slansky

Defendant appeals from the trial court’s denial of his Motion for Relief from Judgment, made pursuant to V.R.C.P. 60(b)(6). He alleges that the stipulation upon which the judgment was based should be set aside because he was under the influence of medication when he signed it. We affirm the trial court’s denial of the motion as within its discretion.

Plaintiff was granted a divorce by judgment on February 11, 1986. The judgment nisi became absolute on May 10, 1986. Incorporated into the judgment was a stipulation which divided the property of the parties. This stipulation is at issue here.

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