Van Dyck v. Van Dyck

Sears-Collins, Justice.

We granted the application for discretionary appeal filed by the appellant, Ginger Van Dyck, to consider whether Item 3 (b) of the parties’ separation agreement is so ambiguous as to permit the introduction of parol evidence regarding whether the payments that the appellee, Philip Van Dyck, was required to make thereunder were alimony or child support. The trial court ruled that the provision is ambiguous and that parol evidence was thus admissible to determine whether the payments were alimony or child support. We disagree.

Item 3 (b) provides that the appellee shall…