Cliche v. Cliche

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• explaining that after the amendment, maintenance awards based on a stipulation can be modified “upon a showing only of changed circumstances”
• doctrine of res judicata does not preclude party from seeking to overturn judgment pursuant to Rule 60(b) based on different claims
• fact that defendant was not represented by counsel is one factor in support of finding of unconscionable advantage
• “[Rule] 60(b)(6) is, by its very nature, invoked to prevent hardship or injustice and thus is to be liberally construed and applied.”
• to overturn a trial court’s findings we must determine that they were clearly erroneous
• Rule 60(b) is to be liberally applied to prevent injustice and hardship; for these reasons, doctrine of res judicata does not preclude litigant from making direct attack upon judgment under Rule 60(b) before court that rendered judgment

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