Ackermann v. Ackermann
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
“A stipulation of settlement which is incorporated but not merged into a judgment of divorce is a contract subject to principles of contract construction and interpretation” (Rosenberger v Rosenberger, 63 AD3d 898, 899 [2009]; see Matter of Meccico v Meccico, 76 NY2d 822, 823-824 [1990]). The terms thereof “operate as contractual obligations binding on the parties” (Nelson v Nelson, 75 AD3d 593, 593 [2010] [internal quotation marks omitted]). “[A] marital settlement is a ‘contract subject to principles of contract interpretation [and] a court should interpret the contract in accordance with…
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