Legal Opinion

Ackerman v. Ackerman

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

Decided October 5, 1992Published

1Opinion of the Court

— In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant husband appeals from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Friedenberg, J.H.O.), entered May 14, 1990, as, after a hearing, directed him to pay the plaintiff’s counsel fees in the amount of $4,500.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.

The hearing court gave proper consideration to the necessary factors in arriving at its decision that the defendant should pay his wife’s attorneys’ fees, and the award of $4,500 was in all respects proper (see, Burke v…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ahern v. AhernAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  2. Mattana v. MattanaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  3. Burke v. BurkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API