Karp v. Karp

— Order, Supreme Court, New York County, entered August 17, 1978, modified, on the law, and in the exercise of discretion, to reduce counsel fee to $10,000 for matrimonially related services only, inclusive of those rendered on this appeal, and otherwise affirmed, without costs or disbursements. "The wife is not entitled by statute or case law to have the husband assessed for her defense to his [counterclaim] seeking to impress a trust on real estate.” (Thorne v Thorne, 66 AD2d 397, 398.) The remainder of counsel fee as we have set it is strictly for the services rendered in connection with…