Patera v. Patera

In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk *571County (Blydenburgh, J.), entered November 20, 2000, as directed him to pay the defendant maintenance in the sum of $200 per week for 11 years.

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

It is well settled that the amount and duration of maintenance is a matter committed to the trial court’s sound discretion (see Kahn v Kahn, 221 AD2d 320, 321; Feldman v Feldman, 194 AD2d 207, 217; Sperling v Sperling, 165 AD2d…