Legal Opinion
Beren v. Beren
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 7, 2012PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*677Contrary to the father’s contention, the Family Court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in granting that branch of the mother’s motion which was for leave to renew her prior motion for an award of an attorney’s fee in connection with the court’s determination as to custody and visitation. The mother’s excuse of law office failure for not including a statement of net worth with her initial moving papers was reasonable under the circumstances (see 22 NYCRR 202.16 [k] [5]; Vita v Alstom Signaling, 308 AD2d 582, 583 [2003]). “ ‘Although a motion for leave to renew generally must be…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Vita v. Alstom Signaling, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- O'Shea v. ParkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Smith v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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