Legal Opinion
Goldstein v. Goldstein
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 20, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4 to modify the child support provisions of a separation agree*740ment, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Family Court, Westchester County (Kaiser, J.), dated May 15, 1985, which awarded the respondent $3,000 in counsel fees.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The petitioner husband contends that the Family Court erred in directing him to pay the respondent wife $3,000 in counsel fees. We disagree. Whether counsel fees should be awarded is a matter for the discretion of the court (see, Domestic Relations Law § 238;…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Silver v. SilverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- McCann v. GuterlAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Ross v. RossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Resslhuber v. ResslhuberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
3Cited by5 opinions
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