Wechsler v. Wechsler

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Wechsler v. Wechsler

199 A.D.2d 51, 605 N.Y.S.2d 26

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided December 7, 1993·Published·Cited by 1 cases

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Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Phyllis Gangel-Jacob, J.), entered on or about July 7, 1993, which, insofar as appealed from, awarded defendant interim counsel fees of $15,000, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The award of interim counsel fees was a proper exercise of discretion (see, DeCabrera v Cabrera-Rosete, 70 NY2d 879, 881), in view of the long duration of the marriage, defendant’s unemployment and few job skills, and plaintiff’s well-paying employment as a musician with a major opera company, [52]*52additional income from residuals and concerts, and investments. Any inequity in the interim award should be remedied by a speedy trial (Jancu v Jancu, 174 AD2d 428) and a later credit. Concur—Ellerin, J. P., Wallach, Kupferman and Rubin, JJ.

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Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Phyllis Gangel-Jacob, J.), entered on or about July 7, 1993, which, insofar as appealed from, awarded defendant interim counsel fees of $15,000, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The award of interim counsel fees was a proper exercise of discretion (see, DeCabrera v Cabrera-Rosete, 70 NY2d 879, 881), in view of the long duration of the marriage, defendant’s unemployment and few job skills, and plaintiff’s well-paying employment as a musician with a major opera company, [52]*52additional income from residuals and concerts, and investments. Any inequity in the interim award should be remedied by a speedy trial (Jancu v Jancu, 174 AD2d 428) and a later credit. Concur—Ellerin, J. P., Wallach, Kupferman and Rubin, JJ.

Wechsler v. Wechsler, 199 A.D.2d 51, 605 N.Y.S.2d 26 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1993).

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