Cole v. Cole

In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Morrison, J.), dated June 27, 1990, as awarded the plaintiff pendente lite counsel fees in the amount of $5,000.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

Contrary to the defendant’s contentions, we find that the award of interim counsel fees was a proper exercise of the court’s discretion. The plaintiff is a homemaker, unemployed outside the home, whose only income is interest from a trust fund established…