Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The issue of counsel fees is controlled by the equities and circumstances of each particular case, and the court must consider, among other things, the relative merits of the parties' positions in determining whether an award is appropriate (see, Domestic Relations Law § 237 [a]; Linda R. v Richard E.,
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