CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Procedure After Trial/Hearing
......Interpretation of Judgment/MSA
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No implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in merged MSA, but statutory rules of construction and interpretation still apply.

Implied terms are not favored in the law, and should be read into contracts only upon grounds of obvious necessity.

MSA provision that H pay all legal fees re disso not intended to cover later actions; W not entitled to attorney fees after H's dismissal of post disso civil suit.

Stipulated judgment must be analyzed in light of parties' intent and statutory requirements for contract interpretation.