Opinion
March 21, 1988
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Lockman, J.).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
On appeal, the plaintiff contends that the pendente lite award of maintenance and child support was excessive. A review of the record, which consists of conflicting affidavits, establishes that the Supreme Court considered all of the relevant factors and that the award made, given the parties' preseparation standard of living and the plaintiff's alleged financial circumstances, is not excessive (see, Cohen v. Cohen, 129 A.D.2d 550).
Contrary to the plaintiff's contentions, the court did not, upon our review of the record, improvidently exercise its discretion in awarding defendant a $3,000 accountant's fee (see, Perez v. Perez, 131 A.D.2d 451, 452; Ahern v. Ahern, 94 A.D.2d 53, 58).
Our determination with respect to the court's pendente lite award is to have no bearing on the ultimate award of maintenance, if any, and child support to be made after trial (see, Van Ess v Van Ess, 100 A.D.2d 848, 849). Finally, we urge the parties to take all necessary steps to bring this matter to trial as soon as is practicable. Mangano, J.P., Bracken, Kooper and Spatt, JJ., concur.