Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
In circumstances where a separation agreement has been incorporated, but not merged, into a judgment of divorce, a court is authorized to modify maintenance obligations even after the term for durational maintenance in the agreement has expired (see Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [9] [b]; Malaga v Malaga,
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