Legal Opinion
Friedman v. Rome
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 25, 2008PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*879“The award of reasonable counsel fees is a matter within the sound discretion of the trial court” (Walker v Walker, 255 AD2d 375, 376 [1998]). It “ ‘is to be based on the financial circumstances of the parties and the circumstances of the case as a whole, which may include the relative merit of the parties’ positions, but should not be predicated solely on who won and who lost’ ” (Matter of Sullivan v Sullivan, 40 AD3d 865, 867 [2007], quoting Matter of O’Neil v O’Neil, 193 AD2d 16, 20 [1993]).
The Family Court providently exercised its discretion in directing the mother to pay only a portion…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- O'Neil v. O'NeilAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Walker v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Sullivan v. SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Bluemer v. BluemerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Feeney v. FeeneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Ross v. RossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Feng Lucy Luo v. YangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Feng Lucy Luo v. YangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Ross v. RossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012