Legal Opinion

Westergaard v. Westergaard

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 15, 2013PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a support proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Hoffmann, J.), dated September 26, 2012, which denied his objection to an order of the same court (Parisi, S.M.) dated July 2, 2012, which granted his motion pursuant to Family Court Act § 438 (a) for an award of an attorney’s fee only to the extent of awarding him the sum of $1,000.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The Support Magistrate providently exercised her discretion in granting the father’s motion pursuant to Family…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Musarra v. MusarraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  2. Nieves-Ford v. GordonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. Grald v. GraldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. Giuffrida v. GiuffridaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  5. Dinhofer v. ZabezhanskayaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  4. Felix v. FelixAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
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