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CATHY MICHALOWSKI, RESPONDENT, v. JOHN MICHALOWSKI, APPELLANT.

ORDERED that the appeal from the order is dismissed; and it is further,

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from; and it is further,

ORDERED that the wife is awarded one bill of costs.

The appeal from the intermediate order must be dismissed because the right of direct appeal therefrom terminated with the entry of judgment in the action (see, Matter of Aho, 39 N.Y.2d 241, 248). The issues raised on appeal from the order are brought up for review and have been considered on the appeal from the judgment (see, CPLR 5501[a][1]).

It is well settled that stipulations of settlement are favored by the courts and are not lightly set aside (see, Bruckstein v. Bruckstein, 271 A.D.2d 389). Thus, contrary to the husband's contention, it was his burden to show that the stipulation was the result of fraud or overreaching, or that its terms were unconscionable. It was not the wife's burden to prove that agreement was fair and reasonable (see, Jacobs v. Jacobs, 234 A.D.2d 425; Wilutis v. Wilutis, 184 A.D.2d 639). The Supreme Court correctly dismissed his counterclaims seeking to vacate the stipulation.

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MICHALOWSKI v. MICHALOWSKI
(Sep 17, 2001)