Cleave v. Estate of Fairchild

How courts have described this case

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• determining that enforceability of a settlement terminating alimony in the event of cohabitation depends on whether court has approved agreement as fair and equitable
• determining that enforceability of a settlement terminating alimony in the event of cohabitation depends on whether court has approved agreement as fair and equitable
• evidence sufficient when defendant’s cohabitation resulted in contribution from cohabitant of $100 per week
• “[t]his court may reject a factual finding if it is clearly erroneous, in that as a matter of law it is unsupported by the record, incorrect, or otherwise mistaken” [internal quotation marks omitted]
• discussing standard under subsection [b] of § 46b-86
• trial court has “ ‘unique opportunity to view the evidence presented in a totality of circumstances, i.e., including its observations of the demeanor and conduct of the witnesses and parties, which is not fully reflected in the cold, printed record which is available to us’ ”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).