Legal Opinion
Melone v. Melone
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 3, 1985PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a matrimonial action, the plaintiff husband appeals from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Underwood, J.), dated December 5, 1983, as awarded the defendant wife counsel fees in the amount of $7,500.
Judgment affirmed, insofar as appealed from, with costs.
Since the parties stipulated that "the application by the defendant [wife] for the payment of counsel fees * * * [would] be submitted to the Court for determination on affidavits” and they expressly "waive[d] any hearing to determine such counsel fees”, the trial court’s decision fixing fees without a hearing was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sadofsky v. SadofskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Olsan v. OlsanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Romano v. RomanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Choy v. ChoyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Wolfer v. WolferAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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