Marrano v. Marrano

— Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and matter remitted to Supreme Court, Erie County, for further proceedings, in accordance with the following memorandum: The court, without a hearing, held defendant in contempt for failure to comply with the provisions of the parties’ financial stipulation, which was incorporated but not merged into their judgment of divorce (see, Singer v Singer, 52 AD2d 774). Because the record does not establish that alternative enforcement procedures were inadequate or that the *984court considered alternatives, it was error for the court to grant…