Feinstein v. Merdinger

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Maijory Fields, J.), entered May 31, 2001, which, in a proceeding seeking modification of the child support, maintenance and custody provisions contained in the parties’ judgment of divorce, insofar as appealed from as limited by the briefs, directed respondent ex-husband to pay petitioner ex-wife’s attorney interim counsel fees of $15,000, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

The motion court properly awarded petitioner counsel fees to defend against respondent’s cross motion for a change in custody (Domestic Relations Law § 237 [b]). Petitioner’s…