Judgment modified on the facts to the extent of reducing the counsel fee to $500. As so modified, judgment insofar as appealed from, affirmed, without costs.
In our opinion, the award of a $1,000 counsel fee is excessive to the extent indicated. The record discloses that the attorney had already been paid $500 out of the parties' joint funds; and an additional sum of $500 awarded is, in our opinion, sufficient compensation in light of all the facts disclosed...
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