Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
In a matrimonial action, any award of attorneys' fees should be based, inter alia, on the relative financial circumstances of the parties, the relative merit of their positions, and the tactics of a party in unnecessarily prolonging the litigation (see Domestic Relations Law § 237 [a]; DeCabrera v Cabrera-Rosete,
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