Dougherty v. Dougherty

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court did not abuse its discretion in awarding plaintiff counsel fees in the amount of $15,000, approximately half of the amount of counsel fees and disbursements requested. A party is not required to exhaust her resources in order to receive counsel fees (see, DeCabrera v Cabrera-Rosete, 70 NY2d 879, 881; Schafer v Schafer, 224 AD2d 1024; Behrmann v Behrmann, 204 AD2d 1076). The court properly considered the relative financial circumstances of the parties and was in the best position to assess the reasonableness of the expenses…