Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1976

Klein v. Klein

Klein v. Klein
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided November 1, 1976
54 A.D.2d 908; 388 N.Y.S.2d 27; 1976 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 14744
Klein v. Klein

Opinion of the Court

In a support proceeding, petitioner appeals from so much of an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated April 20, 1976, as, after a hearing, (1) fixed the amount of support for the respondent wife at $75 per week and (2) awarded a counsel fee in the amount of $1,625. Order modified, on the facts, by reducing the amount of support to $50 per week and by reducing the counsel fee to $1,000. As so modified, order affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements. The awards of support and *909counsel fees were excessive to the extent indicated herein. Martuscello, Acting P. J., Latham, Cohalan and Margett, JJ., concur.

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