The motion court properly awarded petitioner counsel fees to defend against respondent's cross motion for a change in custody (Domestic Relations Law § 237 [b]). Petitioner's submission of a net worth statement in her reply papers, rather than in her moving papers as required by 22 NYCRR 202.16 (k) (2), did not warrant denial of her request for such fees, where the effect of the net worth statement was to confirm a prior recently filed net worth statement prepared for...
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