Brown v. Brown

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered September 25, 1974 in Albany County, which directed the entry of judgment against defendant for counsel fees pendente lite in a matrimonial action. In October of 1973 an order was made awarding $350 in counsel fees to defendant’s wife upon her motion therefor before judgment in a divorce action (Domestic Relations Law, § 237, subd [a]). Defendant failed to comply with the terms of that order and now appeals from the subsequent order directing the entry of judgment against him in that amount which was procured by further motion…