Hoover v. Hoover

This is an application for counsel fees pursuant to section 438 of the Family Court Act.

On April 13, 1973, the temporary order of support and the support petition in the above matter were dismissed. At the time of this dismissal, the petitioner’s attorney made an oral applicatiqn for counsel fees. Therefore, while that part of the petition as relates to the issue of support was dismissed, the proceeding is still pending with regard to the application for counsel fees which was made on the record.

The petitioner’s attorney supplemented his oral request at the direction of the court, by filing a…