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JEFFREY LAING, APPELLANT, v. GENE LAING, RESPONDENT.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for a hearing to determine the intention of the parties with regard to that portion of the stipulation of settlement which provided for the sale of the marital residence, and thereafter for a de novo determination of that branch of the plaintiff's motion which was to enforce that portion of the stipulation.

The provision in the stipulation of settlement regarding the sale of the marital residence is ambiguous. Where the terms of a stipulation are ambiguous, the court may consider extrinsic evidence as to the intent of the parties ( see, Tirella v. Tirella, 249 A.D.2d 294; Derasmo v. Derasmo, 190 A.D.2d 655). Accordingly, a hearing is required to determine the parties' intention with respect to this provision ( see, Von Schaaf v. Von Schaaf, 257 A.D.2d 296; Tirella v. Tirella, supra; Small v. Small, 115 A.D.2d 201), and thereafter a de novo determination of that branch of the plaintiffs motion which was to enforce the provision of the stipulation providing for the sale of the marital residence.

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LAING v. LAING
(Apr 23, 2001)