Legal Opinion
Nielsen v. Nielsen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 31, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: “Questions of maintenance are addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court” (Torgersen v Torgersen, 188 AD2d 1023, 1024, lv denied 81 NY2d 709). We reject plaintiffs contention that Supreme Court abused its discretion in declining to award maintenance (see, Knight v Knight, 231 AD2d 847). We further reject the contention that the court abused its discretion in denying plaintiffs request for an award of counsel fees (see, Torgersen v Torgersen, supra, at 1024)…
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- DiSanto v. DiSantoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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