Bricker v. Powers

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (David Saxe, J.), entered October 22, 1993, which granted defendant’s motion for counsel fees pendente lite in the amount of $75,000 and directed plaintiff to pay that amount to defendant’s attorney, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

We do not perceive an abuse of discretion in the court’s award, pendente lite, of $75,000 in legal fees to defendant-wife in this matrimonial action that has already been relentlessly litigated and is certain to be protracted (Domestic Relations Law § 237). The record provides ample support for the court’s determination…