Legal Opinion
Goldkranz v. Goldkranz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 1, 2011PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*700The Supreme Court erred in denying that branch of the plaintiffs motion which was, in effect, for an award of interest pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 244 on unpaid counsel fees in the sum of $39,104. Domestic Relations Law § 244 provides that, in enforcement proceedings, an award of prejudgment interest is mandatory where “the default was willful, in that the obligated spouse knowingly, consciously and voluntarily disregarded the obligation under a lawful court order” (Domestic Relations Law § 244). Here, in an order dated January 25, 2008, the defendant was directed to pay the…
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