Eisenberg v. Eisenberg

Order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Walter M. Schackman, J.), entered on August 7, 1989, which awarded plaintiff pendente lite maintenance in the sum of $350 per week, reimbursement of counsel fees in the sum of $10,000 and interim accountant’s fees in the sum of $4,000, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

We do not find the award of pendente lite maintenance excessive. We first recognize that the purpose of temporary maintenance is to assure the reasonable needs of a dependent spouse during pendency of a divorce proceeding pursuant to which the previously enjoyed standard of living…