Kaplan v. Kaplan

In a matrimonial action, the defendant appeals, as limited by his brief and notice of appeal, from stated portions of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, dated March 2, 1977, which, inter alia, (1) settled the property rights of the parties, (2) awarded alimony and child support and (3) awarded counsel fees of $20,000. Judgment modified, on the law and the facts, by (1) deleting the tenth and twelfth decretal paragraphs thereof, and (2) reducing the amount awarded for counsel fees to $12,500. As so modified, judgment affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or…