Legal Opinion

Haffner v. Haffner

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

Decided November 24, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the husband appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lonschein, J.), dated December 8, 1995, which, inter alia, awarded the wife temporary maintenance of $2,000 per month, temporary child support of $1,590 per month, and interim counsel fees of $4,000.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

*527The pendente lite award of maintenance and child support was a proper exercise of discretion by the Supreme Court. Moreover, any perceived inequity in the award can be remedied by proceeding expeditiously to trial (see, Albanese v…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Albanese v. AlbaneseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. Goldsmith v. GoldsmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. Hudak v. HudakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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