Legal Opinion

Kay v. Kay

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

Decided July 12, 1996PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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

  1. Ahern v. AhernAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  2. Frankel v. FrankelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. Marohn v. MarohnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. Green v. GreenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. Goldstein v. ShapiroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Kay v. KayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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