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WHERE AN ORDER CONFLICTS WITH A DECISION, THE DECISION CONTROLS (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department, modifying Supreme Court in this post-judgment matrimonial case, determined the decision controls the discrepancy between the order and the decision:

… [B]oth parties expressly agreed in the oral stipulation that plaintiff’s benefits would be distributed “[i]n accordance with the Majauskas formula.” That oral stipulation was an unambiguous expression of the parties’ intent to follow Majauskas, …

… [T]he amended order conflicts with the court’s written decision insofar as the … amended order purports to award defendant 23.86% of a former spouse survivor annuity under 5 USC § 8341 (h) (1). The stated percentage represents defendant’s share of plaintiff’s gross monthly annuity, as calculated by the court pursuant to the Majauskas formula, but the court in its decision made no award to defendant of a former spouse survivor annuity, which, had it been awarded, would have expressly conflicted with the parties’ agreement. Where, as here, there is a conflict between the decision and the order, the decision controls, and we therefore modify the amended order accordingly … . Reukauf v Kraft, 2022 NY Slip Op 01898, Fourth Dept 3-18-22

Practice Point: If there is a conflict between an order and a decision, the decision controls.

 

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