Iannone v. Iannone

*388OPINION OF THE COURT

Daniel Palmieri, J.

The motion of defendant wife for an award of legal fees pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 237 (a) is granted only to the extent that an evidentiary hearing is necessary to determine if or in what amounts legal fees should be awarded.

Following a multiday trial, the parties agreed that the court could consider defendant’s legal fee application on submitted papers and this motion ensued. (Redgrave v Redgrave, 304 AD2d 1062, 1066 [3d Dept 2003]; Osborn v Osborn, 144 AD2d 350 [2d Dept 1988]; cf. Hill v Hill, 74 AD3d 1891 [2d Dept 2010].)

The trial in this…