Ordered that the order is modified, on the facts and as a matter of discretion, by increasing the pendente lite maintenance from $250 to $400 per week; as so modified, the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs to the defendant.
As we have repeatedly noted, pendente lite awards should be an accommodation between the reasonable needs of the moving spouse and the financial ability of the other spouse (see, Polito v Polito,
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