Opinion
No. 2007-07295.
February 10, 2009.
In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Copertino, J.H.O.), entered June 27, 2007, as, after a nonjury trial, directed him to pay spousal maintenance in the sum of $383 per week for a period of 26 months and child support in the sum of $665 per week, and awarded the plaintiff an attorney's fee in the sum of $8,500.
Curtis R. Exum, Hauppauge, N.Y., for appellant.
Edward M. Gould, Islip, N.Y., for respondent.
Before: Skelos, J.P., Santucci, Balkin and Eng, JJ.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The trial court providently exercised its discretion in applying the statutory percentage of 25% ( see Family Ct Act § 413 [b] [3] [ii]) to the portion of the parents' combined annual income which exceeded the sum of $80,000 ( see Matter of Cassano v Cassano, 85 NY2d 649). Further, the amount and duration of the maintenance award was proper ( see Griggs v Griggs, 44 AD3d 710).
The appellant's remaining contentions are without merit.