Hearst v. Hearst

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Laura Visitacion-Lewis, J.), entered May 2, 2005, which, to the extent appealed from, denied, in part, plaintiffs motion for pendente lite relief, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Contrary to the wife’s contention, upward modification of the court’s award is not warranted since the amount awarded was not well below that which would be required to permit her to maintain her prior luxurious lifestyle. This conclusion is not altered by the circumstance that, prior to the action’s commencement, defendant may have voluntarily paid plaintiff a greater…