2006 New York Code - Costs, General

 
  § 2301. Costs, general
    1.  Costs  and  allowances  in  the  court  shall be awarded solely in
  accordance with this article and shall include all disbursements of  the
  party awarded costs which might be taxed in the supreme court.
    2.   Any  award  for  costs  or  an  allowance  is  in  all  instances
  discretionary with the court. The amount allowed must be  fixed  by  the
  court and inserted in the decree or order.
    3.  All  costs taxed and any allowance granted to reimburse a party in
  part or in whole for counsel fees or other expenses necessarily paid  or
  incurred shall be awarded to the party but the whole or any part thereof
  may  be  made  payable to an attorney rendering services to the party in
  the proceeding or  on  the  appeal,  except  as  otherwise  provided  in
  subdivision 8 of the succeeding section.
    4. Except where special provision is otherwise made by law costs or an
  allowance  may  be  made  payable  by any party personally or out of the
  assets of the estate or out of the share or interest of  any  person  or
  from  both  in  such  proportion  as  directed  by the court and justice
  requires.
    5. In any proceeding the court may direct that the grant of  costs  or
  an allowance be reserved for supplemental decree to be entered after the
  time  to  appeal  has  expired  or  if  an  appeal be taken, after final
  determination of the appeal.