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A PLENARY ACTION WAS REQUIRED TO SET ASIDE THE STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT WHICH WAS INCORPORATED BUT NOT MERGED INTO THE JUDGMENT OF DIVORCE (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined Supreme Court did not have the authority to declare certain portions of the stipulation of settlement invalid. A plenary action was necessary:

… [A] plenary action was required to seek to set aside the stipulation of settlement, which was incorporated but not merged into the judgment of divorce … . There are exceptions to this general rule, such as where reformation of a separation agreement is sought to conform the agreement with the intent of the parties … , or where the matrimonial action is still pending and was not terminated with entry of a judgment … , or in certain circumstances where enforcement of child support is sought … . None of these exceptions are applicable here.

In view of the foregoing, those branches of the plaintiff’s cross motion which were to vacate the provisions of the stipulation of settlement concerning equitable distribution and maintenance should have been denied. Jagassar v Deonarine, 2021 NY Slip Op 00549, Second Dept 2-3-21

 

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