When a party to a divorce agrees to a certain disposition of the parties’ financial obligations and the agreement is made a part of the judgment of the court, the party is thereafter estopped from seeking release from the terms of the agreement.
Modification of maintenance requires proof of a substantial change in circumstances.
Cohabitation can be change in circumstances to change maintenance.
Limited maintenance award can be modified if motion is brought before termination date.
Trial court improperly treated as income a pension plan which had been awarded to husband in the property division as income to determine modification of maintenance.
Maintenance can be extended if a petition is filed before the termination date, even if the parties stipulated to the term.
Maintenance does not automatically stop upon cohabitation – financial circumstances rather than living arrangements dictate appropriate level of maintenance.
Petition to extend maintenance must be brought before termination date.
Nunc pro tunc orders are only to correct mechanical defects. A court cannot retroactively grant or increase support.
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