Vitale v. Vitale

In a matrimonial action in which the parties were divorced by judgment dated April 2, 2008, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Schellace, Ct. Atty Ref.), dated March 16, 2012, which denied her motion for an award of an attorney’s fee and an expert fee.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

In a matrimonial action, an award of an attorney’s fee or an *615expert fee is a matter committed to the sound discretion of the trial court (see Cusumano v Cusumano, 96 AD3d 988 [2012]). An award of attorney’s and expert fees pursuant to Domestic Relations Law §…