Legal Opinion

Covington v. Covington

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 16, 1998PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Yesawich Jr., J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Bradley, J.), entered July 8, 1997 in Ulster County, which granted defendant’s motion for pendente lite relief.

While the record in this divorce action provides ample justification for Supreme Court’s finding that defendant is entitled to interim relief in the form of counsel and expert fees, it furnishes no basis for determining the amounts that should be awarded for these purposes; hence, the awards of $15,000, $7,500 and $1,500, respectively, for counsel, accounting and appraisal fees, cannot stand (see, Roach v Roach, 193 AD2d…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Roach v. RoachAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. Mulcahy v. MulcahyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  3. Berger v. BergerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. Campanella v. CampanellaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  5. Ganin v. GaninAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Cheney v. CheneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Mimran v. MimranAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. Devivo v. DevivoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  4. Simon v. City of Syracuse Police DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. Vitale v. VitaleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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