The award of counsel fees was within the court's discretion (Domestic Relations Law § 237) where defendant had engaged in obstructionist tactics forcing plaintiff's counsel to withdraw. The fees in question were for services on the motion seeking postjudgment relief, and in a prior plenary action related to child support issues (see O'Shea v O'Shea,
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