Ward v. Ward

In an action in which the plaintiff was granted a divorce, the defendant appeals from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County, entered May 7, 1980, which, after a hearing, inter alia, (1) awarded plaintiff the sum of $12,-500, representing arrears in support payments, (2) directed defendant to pay counsel fees of $2,500 and (3) granted an upward modification of each child’s support payments from $50 per week to $75 per week and the alimony payments from $100 per week to $150 per week. Order modified, on the law, and the facts, by (1) deleting from the second and third decertal paragraphs…