Case Name: In the Matter of Amelia C. Detouche, Appellant, v. Duane A. Shepherd, Sr., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2007-07-10
Citations: 42 A.D.3d 453
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Amelia C. Detouche, Appellant, v Duane A. Shepherd, Sr., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 42
Pages: 453–454

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Amelia C. Detouche, Appellant, v Duane A. Shepherd, Sr., Respondent.
[838 NYS2d 443]

Opinion:
In a custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County (Phillips, Ct. Atty. Ref.), dated April 12, 2006, which denied her motion for an award of an attorney's fee.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The denial of an attorney's fee in the instant custody proceeding was a provident exercise of discretion based upon the circumstances of the case (see Matter of Pane v Pane, 26 AD3d 386 [2006]; cf. Matter of O'Shea v Parker, 16 AD3d 510 [2005]). Miller, J.P, Crane, Ritter and Lifson, JJ., concur.