Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
On the instant appeal, the defendant argues that the pendente lite awards of maintenance and child support were excessive. We disagree. Temporary maintenance and child support are designed to insure that a needy spouse is provided with funds for his or her support and reasonable needs pending trial, and a speedy trial is the best remedy for perceived inequities in such awards (see,
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