Matter of Donna Marie C. v. Kuni C.

Order, Family Court, New York County (Marva A. Burnett, Ref.), entered on or about December 11, 2014, which, after a hearing, granted the motion of intervenor-respondent, the attorney for the children, directing respondent-appellant father to pay $9,840 as his share of the legal services the attorney for the children provided to the children during the underlying custody proceeding, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

In August 2012, the mother filed a petition in Family Court seeking custody of the parties’ children, then ages four and six. Given the serious allegations of parental unfitness…