MATTER OF DEBORAH R. v. DEAN E.H.

11552. F-01967-01/17D.

183 A.D.3d 500 (2020)

122 N.Y.S.3d 517

2020 NY Slip Op 02983

In the Matter of Deborah R., Respondent, v. Dean E.H., Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided May 21, 2020.


The court correctly determined that nothing in the parties' stipulation prevented an award of attorneys' fees to petitioner, and acted within its discretion in awarding her $80,000 in such fees (see Family Ct Act § 438[a]; see also DeCabrera v Cabrera-Rosete, 70 N.Y.2d 879 [1987]). It expressly took into consideration the financial circumstances of the parties, the merits of the parties' positions, the nature and extent...

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