Kalra v. Kalra

“Stipulations of settlement are favored by the courts and are not lightly set aside” (Gilbert v Gilbert, 291 AD2d 479, 480 [2002]). A stipulation of settlement, such as the one at bar, which is entered into in open court by parties who assent to its terms and who are represented by counsel, will not be set aside unless it is shown that the agreement was procured by mistake, fraud, duress, overreaching, or unconscionability (see Matter of Crouse v Crouse, 53 AD3d 750 [2008]; Shockome v Shockome, 53 AD3d 610 [2008]; Doukas v Doukas, 47 AD3d 753 [2008]).

*948Contrary to the defendant’s contention,…