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PRICHEP v. PRICHEP

52 A.D.3d 61 (2008)

858 N.Y.S.2d 667

ROBERT N. PRICHEP, Respondent, v. PATTI BLOOM PRICHEP, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

May 6, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schlissel, Ostrow, Karabatos & Poepplein, PLLC, Garden City (Joseph A. DeMarco and Stephen W. Schlissel of counsel), for appellant.

Shlimbaum and Shlimbaum, Islip (C. Donald Shlimbaum and Janet M. Philips of counsel), for respondent.

LIFSON, COVELLO and BALKIN, JJ., concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PRUDENTI, P.J.

When an action for a divorce is commenced, it is often the case that most of the marital assets available for the payment of legal fees are possessed or controlled by one of the spouses, usually the husband. In order to ensure that the parties will have equal access to skilled legal representation, the Domestic Relations Law authorizes awards of interim counsel fees to the nonmonied spouse during the course of the litigation...

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