Feng Lucy Luo v. Yang
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In two related custody and visitation proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Family Court, Dutchess County (Posner, J.), dated May 2, 2012, as, without a hearing, granted the mother’s motion for an award of counsel fees to the extent of awarding her counsel fees in the sum of $20,000.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The Family Court has the authority to award counsel fees in custody proceedings when warranted under the circumstances of the case (see Family Ct Act §…
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