Ordered that the order is modified, on the law, by vacating the award of counsel fees; as so modified, the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, for a hearing on the issue of counsel fees.
The Supreme Court erred in awarding counsel fees to the plaintiff former wife without conducting a hearing. An award of counsel fees on the basis of affirmations alone was improper...
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