Weissman v. Weissman
Decision Date | 10 July 2007 |
Docket Number | 2006-01708.,2005-10674.,2006-02265. |
Citation | 42 A.D.3d 448,2007 NY Slip Op 06037,839 N.Y.S.2d 798 |
Parties | DEBRA WEISSMAN, Appellant, v. RONALD WEISSMAN, Respondent. |
Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Ordered that one bill of costs is awarded to the defendant.
The appeals from the intermediate order entered October 18, 2005 must be dismissed because the right of direct appeal therefrom terminated with the entry of judgment in the action (see Matter of Aho, 39 NY2d 241, 248 [1976]). The issues raised on the appeal from that order are brought up for review and have been considered on the appeal from the judgment (see CPLR 5501 [a] [1]).
On May 25, 2004 the parties, while represented by counsel, entered into a stipulation of settlement in open court resolving, inter alia, issues of equitable distribution and spousal maintenance. Approximately one year later, the defendant moved to enter a judgment of divorce incorporating by reference the terms of the stipulation of settlement. The plaintiff opposed such relief and cross-moved, inter alia, to set aside the stipulation. The plaintiff argued, inter alia, that the stipulation of settlement was in fact a mere "outline" of an agreement and, therefore, unenforceable and insufficient to provide a basis for the grant of a judgment of divorce or ancillary relief. In any event, she asserted that the stipulation of settlement was void ab initio because she lacked the mental capacity to understand and agree to its terms. Further, she argued that the stipulation of settlement should be set aside as unfair, unconscionable, and the product of overreaching....
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