" (Citations omitted; internal quotation marks omitted.) Amodio v. Amodio, 56 Conn. App. 459, 470, 743 A.2d 1135, cert. granted, 253 Conn. 910, 754 A.2d 160 (2000) (appeal withdrawn September 27, 2000). Because the language of the settlement agreement in the present case, as incorporated into the dissolution judgment, is clear and unambiguous, our review is plenary.
(Citations omitted; internal quotation marks omitted.) Amodio v. Amodio , 56 Conn. App. 459, 470, 743 A.2d 1135, cert. granted, 253 Conn. 910, 754 A.2d 160 (2000) (appeal withdrawn September 27, 2000). "Once the provisions of a separation agreement ... are incorporated into the dissolution judgment, they can be modified by court order only if the agreement so incorporated does not preclude modification."
(Citation omitted.) Marone v. Waterbury, 244 Conn. 1, 10–11, 707 A.2d 725 (1998); see also Amodio v. Amodio, 56 Conn.App. 459, 472, 743 A.2d 1135, (“[d]ecisional law can apply retroactively only to cases that are pending”), cert. granted on other grounds, 253 Conn. 910, 754 A.2d 160 (2000) (appeal withdrawn September 27, 2000). By the time Murray was released on September 5, 2000, the petitioner's direct appeal, which was released on August 23, 1994, was final.
clear language of the statute permits nonmodifiable support orders. Amodio v. Amodio, 56 Conn. App. 459, 471, 743 A.2d 1135, cert. granted, 253 Conn. 910, 754 A.2d 160 (2000) (appeal withdrawn September 27, 2000). Although permissible, provisions prohibiting the modification of alimony or support are disfavored.
Accordingly, we apply the clearly erroneous standard of review to those claims. Cf. Amodio v. Amodio, 56 Conn. App. 459, 470, 743 A.2d 1135, cert. granted on other grounds, 253 Conn. 910, 754 A.2d 160 (2000) (appeal withdrawn September 27, 2000).