Cook v. Cook

Judgment unanimously modified on the *892law and. as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: "In determining questions of maintenance, the authority of this Court is as broad as that of the trial court” (Marino v Marino, 229 AD2d 971, 972, citing Baumgart v Baumgart, 199 AD2d 1049, 1049-1050). In view of the standard of living established during the marriage, the great disparity in the parties’ incomes and earning capacities and the need of defendant for a reasonable period of time to establish her career (see, Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [6] [a]), we…