Kay v. Kay
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: The decision regarding an award of expert and counsel fees pendente lite is within the sound discretion of Special Term (see, Ahern v Ahern, 94 AD2d 53, 58). "Under the circumstances of this case, the best remedy for the perceived inequities in the pendente lite award is a speedy trial at which the disputed issues as to the financial capacity and circumstances of the parties can be fully explored” (Goldstein v Shapiro, 208 AD2d 676; see, Green v Green, 216 AD2d 353; Frankel v Frankel, 150 AD2d 520). Upon our review of the record, we…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ahern v. AhernAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Frankel v. FrankelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Marohn v. MarohnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Green v. GreenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Goldstein v. ShapiroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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- Kay v. KayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997