Fried v. Fried

*585"[T]he purpose of an award of pendente lite relief in a matrimonial action is to 'tide over the more needy party, not to determine the correct ultimate distribution’ ” (Roach v Roach, 193 AD2d 660, quoting Yecies v Yecies, 108 AD2d 813, 814). Thus, ''[modifications of pendente lite awards should rarely be made by an appellate court and then only under exigent circumstances such as where a party is unable to meet his or her financial obligations or justice otherwise requires” (Zeitlin v Zeitlin, 209 AD2d 613, 614).

The record does not support the husband’s claim that the award is so prohibitive…