Does a court have authority to amend a settlement agreement or to enter a decree that modifies any of its terms?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lough v. Lough, D070453 (Cal. App. 2017):
such an agreement or to enter a decree that modifies any of its terms." (Verdier v. Verdier (1950) 36 Cal.2d 241, 247, italics added.) The same principle applies herethe settlement agreement was binding and the court was not at liberty to modify it by excising the equal gifting provision.
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