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Ambro v. Ambro

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Aug 27, 1979
71 A.D.2d 940 (N.Y. App. Div. 1979)

Opinion

August 27, 1979


In an action in which the plaintiff was granted a divorce, she appeals from an order of Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated March 23, 1979, which denied her motion for counsel fees and disbursements in connection with her defense of an appeal brought by defendant. Order affirmed, without costs or disbursements. Special Term properly concluded that plaintiff was not indigent and that she was possessed of adequate means to pay her own counsel fees in connection with her successful defense of the prior appeal. Since the motion herein for counsel fees was pending on March 5, 1979, plaintiff is not entitled to counsel fees (see Childs v. Childs, 69 A.D.2d 406; Orr v. Orr, 440 U.S. 268). Mollen, P.J., Hopkins, Damiani, Titone and Shapiro, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Ambro v. Ambro

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Aug 27, 1979
71 A.D.2d 940 (N.Y. App. Div. 1979)
Case details for

Ambro v. Ambro

Case Details

Full title:HELEN M. AMBRO, Appellant, v. JEROME A. AMBRO, Respondent

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Aug 27, 1979

Citations

71 A.D.2d 940 (N.Y. App. Div. 1979)

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