Legal Opinion

Latona v. Latona

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

Decided December 23, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs and matter remitted to Supreme Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Attorney’s fees should not be awarded without conducting a hearing or requiring proof by affidavit substantiating the attorney’s fees requested (see, Cooper v Cooper, 179 AD2d 1035; Kieffer v Kieffer, 163 AD2d 907, 908; Falcone v Falcone, 112 AD2d 796, 797). Defendant did not request a hearing. The parties refer to an attorney’s affidavit in their briefs, but such affidavit is not in the record. We,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Cooper v. CooperAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Falcone v. FalconeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. Kieffer v. KiefferAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Moses v. MosesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. Matthews v. MatthewsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. Lamb v. AmigoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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