Childs v. Childs
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O’Connor, J. P.
We are called upon by the Supreme Court of the United States to review a previous decision of this court in light of Orr v Orr (440 US 268; see Childs v Childs, 60 AD2d 639, mot to dismiss app granted 43 NY2d 946, remanded 440 US 952). This in turn requires us to test the constitutionality of section 237 of the Domestic Relations Law under a post-Orr light. We hold that the statute is constitutional insofar as it authorizes the trial court to award counsel fees to either party on a gender-neutral, needs-only basis. We further hold that this construction of…
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