Maldonado v. Maldonado

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Ellen Gesmer, J.), entered on or about April 2, 2010, insofar as appealed from as limited by the briefs, awarding defendant 35% of the appreciation in value of plaintiffs Manhattan apartment, imputing tip income to plaintiff for the purpose of calculating child support, and directing plaintiff to pay defendant $15,000 in counsel fees, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Defendant was properly awarded a portion of the appreciation of plaintiffs cooperative apartment. This issue involves a matter of credibility that the court resolved in defendant’s favor…