Legal Opinion
Gaffney-Romanello v. Romanello
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 15, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
“An award of interim counsel fees ensures that the nonmonied spouse will be able to litigate the action, and do so on equal footing with the monied spouse” (Prichep v Prichep, 52 AD3d 61, 65 [2008]; see O’Shea v O’Shea, 93 NY2d 187, 193 [1999]; Meltzer v Meltzer, 63 AD3d 702, 703 [2009]; Wald v Wald, 44 AD3d 848, 850 [2007]). Unlike a final award of counsel fees, a detailed inquiry or evidentiary hearing is not required prior to the award of interim counsel fees (see Isaacs v Isaacs, 71 AD3d 951 [2010]; Prichep v Prichep, 52 AD3d at 65). Here, based on the apparent disparity in the parties’…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- O'Shea v. O'SheaNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Prichep v. PrichepAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Isaacs v. IsaacsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Wald v. WaldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Rosenbaum v. RosenbaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Kaminash v. LeviAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Miller v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012