Legal Opinion

Sajid v. Berrios

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

Decided December 21, 2010Published

1Opinion of the Court

In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Orange County (Woods, J.), dated January 4, 2010, which denied her motion for an award of counsel fees.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

Contrary to the mother’s contention, considering all the circumstances of this case, the Family Court providently exercised its discretion in denying her motion for an award of counsel fees (see Matter of Gebaide v Gebaide, 44 AD3d 662 [2007]; see also Matter of Dalessandro v O’Brien, 248 AD2d 468…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gebaide v. GebaideAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Dalessandro v. O'BrienAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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