Dunnan v. Dunnan

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Walter Tolub, J.), entered February 6, 2001, which, insofar as appealed from as limited by the briefs, confirmed a Special Referee’s recommendation to deny plaintiff husband’s motion for a downward modification of maintenance, and awarded defendant wife attorneys’ fees of $20,000, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff fails to show a change of circumstances warranting a downward modification of maintenance (Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [9] [b]). Although plaintiff’s income from employment is less than the severance payments he was receiving…