Case Name: Cyd Vivante-Lodi, Appellant, v. Thomas Vivante-Lodi, Also Known as Thomas Lodi, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1992-12-01
Citations: 188 A.D.2d 272
Docket Number: 
Parties: Cyd Vivante-Lodi, Appellant, v Thomas Vivante-Lodi, Also Known as Thomas Lodi, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 188
Pages: 272–272

Head Matter:
Cyd Vivante-Lodi, Appellant, v Thomas Vivante-Lodi, Also Known as Thomas Lodi, Respondent.

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Shirley Fingerhood, J.), entered September 18, 1991, which denied plaintiffs motion for counsel fees, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
We agree with the trial court's exercise of discretion in denying plaintiff an award of counsel fees. The trial court properly considered the financial circumstances of both parties, together with the circumstances of the case and the relative merit of the parties' positions (see, DeCabrera v Cabrera-Rosete, 70 NY2d 879, 881). Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Carro, Wallach, Kupferman and Kassal, JJ.