Case Name: Lawrence D. Wechsler, Appellant, v. Elaine Wechsler, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1993-12-07
Citations: 199 A.D.2d 51
Docket Number: 
Parties: Lawrence D. Wechsler, Appellant, v Elaine Wechsler, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 199
Pages: 51–52

Head Matter:
Lawrence D. Wechsler, Appellant, v Elaine Wechsler, Respondent.
[605 NYS2d 26]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Phyllis Gangel-Jacob, J.), entered on or about July 7, 1993, which, insofar as appealed from, awarded defendant interim counsel fees of $15,000, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The award of interim counsel fees was a proper exercise of discretion (see, DeCabrera v Cabrera-Rosete, 70 NY2d 879, 881), in view of the long duration of the marriage, defendant's unemployment and few job skills, and plaintiff's well-paying employment as a musician with a major opera company, additional income from residuals and concerts, and investments. Any inequity in the interim award should be remedied by a speedy trial (Jancu v Jancu, 174 AD2d 428) and a later credit. Concur—Ellerin, J. P., Wallach, Kupferman and Rubin, JJ.