Matter of Steven S. v. Yelena M.

Order, Family Court, New York County (Gloria Sosa-Lintner, J.), entered on or about July 3, 2014, which denied respondent mother’s motion for attorneys’ fees, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The order denying the mother attorneys’ fees is properly before this Court, as the appeal was taken from that order. We exercise our discretion to disregard any defect in the notice of appeal (see CPLR 5520 [c]).

The Family Court properly exercised its discretion in denying the mother’s motion for attorneys’ fees (Lee v Lee, 68 AD3d 622 [1st Dept 2009]). The court properly considered the particular…