Frates v. Frates

*814The defendant’s contention that the Supreme Court’s pendente lite award of child support and maintenance was inadequate is without merit. The purpose of a pendente lite award is to “ensure that a needy spouse is provided with funds for his or her support and reasonable needs and those of the children in his or her custody” (Pascale v Pascale, 226 AD2d 439, 440 [1996]; see Mueller v Mueller, 61 AD3d 652, 653 [2009]). Moreover, the proper remedy for any perceived inequity in a pendente lite award is a speedy trial (see Anderson v Anderson, 50 AD3d 610 [2008]).

Here, in addition to awarding the…