In Re Marriage of Weston v. Holt
Rules of contract construction used to interpret an ambiguous child support provision.
In Re Marriage of Ondrasek v. Tenneson
Stipulation waiving or setting cap on child support violated public policy.
In Re Marriage of Nichols v. Nichols
(1) Wife estopped from seeking modification of maintenance where she stipulated in divorce judgment that maintenance would not be modifiable. (2) Stipulations prohibiting modification of maintenance are not against public policy.
In Re Marriage of Tyson v. Tyson
Provisions of judgment that waive maintenance control over provision that requires husband to pay mortgage as “support,” and, thus, no modification of judgment to award maintenance to wife.
Jacobson v. Jacobson
Stipulation was not ambiguous, specifically payments were maintenance and thus stop on remarriage.
Goosen v. Estate of Standaert
General recitation of contract law, specifically what constitutes a meeting of the minds and oral contracts.
In Re Marriage of Wilke v. Wilke
Mutual release in divorce agreement surrenders or waives husband’s option to purchase marital interest in company stock.
In Re Marriage of Keller v. Keller
Stipulation resolving custody/placement issues which provided that it would be included in F & Js was intended to reflect the final resolution, unlike an interlocutory agreement which can be disavowed.
In Re Marriage of Rosplock v. Rosplock
Where parties stipulation sets out that maintenance is to be determined by wife’s schedule C income, court cannot rewrite a clear and unambiguous contract.
In Re Marriage of Evenson v. Evenson
Button only applies to agreements made before or during marriage which contemplate a continuation of the marriage relation. Agreement signed after divorce was filed was a divorce stipulation and is controlled by Ray v. Ray, 57 Wis. 2d 77 (1973), and either party could withdraw from it until it was incorporated into the judgment.