Tawil v Tawil

Tawil v Tawil 2012 NY Slip Op 07868 Decided on November 20, 2012 Appellate Division, First Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Decided on November 20, 2012
Tom, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Acosta, Freedman, JJ.
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[*1]Evan Tawil, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v

Vanessa Tawil, Defendant-Respondent.




Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg, LLP, Garden City (Lee
Rosenberg of counsel), for appellant.
Vanessa Tawil, respondent pro se.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ellen Gesmer, J.), entered April 6, 2011, which, insofar as appealed from as limited by the briefs, upon defendant wife's motion for various relief, awarded defendant interim maintenance in the amount of $12,457.25 per month, temporary child support in the amount of $9,375 per month and interim counsel fees in the amount of $25,000, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court properly considered the factors under Domestic Relations Law § 236(B)(5-a)(e)(1) to arrive at an interim maintenance award. As its order indicates, the court adjusted the award based on its consideration of the statutory factors, including the standard of living established during the marriage. Likewise, the court properly considered the statutory factors in
awarding temporary child support (Domestic Relations Law § 240[1-b]). The court also properly determined that defendant, as the less-monied spouse, was entitled to an award of counsel fees (see Domestic Relations Law § 237[a]; DeCabrera v Cabrera-Rosete, 70
NY2d 879, 881 [1987]).

We have considered plaintiff's remaining contentions and find them unavailing.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

ENTERED: NOVEMBER 20, 2012

CLERK