Legal Opinion
O'Shea v. O'Shea
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 29, 1999PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
In making its award for counsel fees in this divorce action, the trial court included amounts for legal services that were rendered before the action was commenced, and for those rendered in connection with a counsel fee hearing. The question before us is whether the court had discretion to do so. We hold that it did.
After having been married for over 25 years the parties sought to dissolve their marriage. Ultimately, they both hired attorneys. Efforts at settlement failed, and the wife commenced an action for divorce. Following pre-trial proceedings, a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- DeCabrera v. Cabrera-RoseteNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Price v. PriceNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Beadleston v. . BeadlestonNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Lake v. . LakeNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Griffin v. . GriffinNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
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3Cited by141 opinions
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