Opinion
4283
October 14, 2004.
Corrected order, Supreme Court, New York County (Judith J. Gische, J.), entered on or about April 10, 2003, which, to the extent appealed from, awarded plaintiff $15,612 in counsel fees, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Before: Mazzarelli, J.P., Sullivan, Friedman, Gonzalez and Catterson, JJ.
The award of counsel fees was within the court's discretion (Domestic Relations Law § 237) where defendant had engaged in obstructionist tactics forcing plaintiff's counsel to withdraw. The fees in question were for services on the motion seeking postjudgment relief, and in a prior plenary action related to child support issues ( see O'Shea v. O'Shea, 93 NY2d 187; Avedon v. Avedon, 270 AD2d 65, lv dismissed 95 NY2d 902).