Alwardt v. Alwardt

Judgment insofar as it awards counsel fees to plaintiff’s attorney in the amount of $550 unanimously reversed, without costs, and matter remitted to Special Term for further proceedings in accordance with the following memorandum: Defendant husband appeals from that portion of the judgment which awarded $550 counsel fees to his plaintiff wife’s attorney in a default divorce action. The defendant husband contends that he was indigent and, therefore, qualified to receive and did obtain free legal assistance from the Monroe County Bar Legal Assistance Corporation which represented his interests…