Legal Opinion

Burns v. Burns

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 25, 1997No. Appeal No. 2PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: The record establishes that plaintiff has sufficient assets and income with which to pay her counsel fees. Thus, Supreme Court did not abuse its discretion in denying her application for counsel fees (see, Matter of Lawrence v Lawrence, 187 AD2d 995; Sementilli v Sementilli, 102 AD2d 78, 91; cf., McCarthy v McCarthy, 172 AD2d 1040). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Monroe County, Sirkin, J.—Counsel Fees.) Present—Denman, P. J., Pine, Do-err, Balio and Fallon, JJ.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sementilli v. SementilliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  2. McCarthy v. McCarthyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  3. Lawrence v. LawrenceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Bennett v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. SAYERS, RICHARD E. v. SAYERS, JANICE M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015