Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion, with costs, and the motion is denied.
It was an improvident exercise of the Supreme Court's discretion to grant the plaintiff's request for pendente lite appraisal and valuation fees. The purpose of a pendente lite award of expert fees is to enable the moving spouse to carry on or defend the action (see, Domestic Relations Law § 237 [a]). The record reveals that the plaintiff...
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