Settlement Agreements & Maintenance
Modification of a maintenance order based on the former wife’s receipt of social security disability benefits was not required where the settlement agreement referred to her impending receipt of such benefits. In re Neuman
The marital settlement agreement showed an intent on the part of the parties to preclude modification of maintenance. In re Schweitzer
The settlement agreement as reflected in the supplemental judgment of dissolution did not expressly limit reduction of maintenance to the condition of wife’s employment, and therefore did not preclude reduction of maintenance based upon a substantial change of circumstances. In re Brent
Where a separation agreement was not incorporated into the judgment, the trial court correctly ruled that the agreement was not modifiable upon a showing of changed circumstances, as the agreement remained a contract enforceable only by contract remedies. In re Dellitt
A clause in a settlement agreement prohibiting its modification is effective and not violative of public policy. In re Kozloff
