Perry v. Perry

Although “[a]s a general rule, the amount and duration of maintenance are matters committed to the sound discretion of the trial court” (Boughton v Boughton, 239 AD2d 935, 935 [1997]; see Scala v Scala, 59 AD3d 1042, 1043 [2009]; Frost v Frost, 49 AD3d 1150, 1150-1151 [2008]), “this Court’s authority in determining issues of maintenance is as broad as that of the trial court” (Scala, 59 AD3d at 1043). Here, we conclude that Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in directing defendant to pay maintenance for a period of eight years and in sums that, combined with plaintiffs…