Vecciarelli v. Vecciarelli

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Vecciarelli v. Vecciarelli

90 A.D.3d 1033, 934 N.Y.2d 854

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided December 27, 2011·Published

Opinion

Considering the parties’ relative circumstances and all of the [1034]*1034relevant factors, including the pendente lite award of an attorney’s fee to the plaintiff in the sum of $10,000, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in awarding the plaintiff the sum of only $40,000 in additional attorney’s fees after the parties settled all other issues relating to this action (see Domestic Relations Law § 237 [a]; DeCabrera v CabreraRosete, 70 NY2d 879, 881 [1987]; Ciociano v Ciociano, 54 AD3d 797 [2008]; Sevdinoglou v Sevdinoglou, 40 AD3d 959 [2007]; Levine v Levine, 24 AD3d 625, 626 [2005]; Palumbo v Palumbo, 10 AD3d 680 [2004]). Dillon, J.E, Balkin, Leventhal and Belen, JJ., concur.

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Considering the parties’ relative circumstances and all of the [1034]*1034relevant factors, including the pendente lite award of an attorney’s fee to the plaintiff in the sum of $10,000, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in awarding the plaintiff the sum of only $40,000 in additional attorney’s fees after the parties settled all other issues relating to this action (see Domestic Relations Law § 237 [a]; DeCabrera v CabreraRosete, 70 NY2d 879, 881 [1987]; Ciociano v Ciociano, 54 AD3d 797 [2008]; Sevdinoglou v Sevdinoglou, 40 AD3d 959 [2007]; Levine v Levine, 24 AD3d 625, 626 [2005]; Palumbo v Palumbo, 10 AD3d 680 [2004]). Dillon, J.E, Balkin, Leventhal and Belen, JJ., concur.

Vecciarelli v. Vecciarelli, 90 A.D.3d 1033, 934 N.Y.2d 854 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2011).

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