Rowell v. Rowell

— Main, J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Ford, J.), entered April 8, 1985 in Franklin County, which, inter alia, distributed the parties’ marital assets.

Plaintiff commenced an action for divorce in November 1980. On October 22, 1981, the parties entered into an open-court stipulation which, inter alia, provided for support and maintenance and established a property settlement between the parties. By the terms of the stipulation, which was to be incorporated and merged into the subsequent judgment of divorce, plaintiff was to have ownership of the marital residence…