Charney v. Charney

In a matrimonial action, the defendant husband appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Roncallo, J.), dated July 2, 1981, as awarded custody of the infant issue of the marriage to plaintiff and directed that he pay plaintiff’s attorney “the sum of $8000.00 representing counsel fees on behalf of the plaintiff together with the sum of $1000.00 as reimbursement to plaintiff for disbursements incurred.” Order modified, on the law, by deleting the final decretal paragraph and substituting therefor a provision awarding plaintiff a counsel fee of $4,000, and directing…