Case Name: Andrew R. Accardo, Respondent, v. Joyce A. Accardo, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1972-11-20
Citations: 40 A.D.2d 847
Docket Number: 
Parties: Andrew R. Accardo, Respondent, v. Joyce A. Accardo, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 40
Pages: 847–847

Head Matter:
(November 20, 1972)
Andrew R. Accardo, Respondent, v. Joyce A. Accardo, Appellant.

Opinion:
In a divorce action, the defendant wife appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County, entered May 25, 1972, which denied her motion insofar as it was for temporary alimony and, in granting her motion insofar as it was for counsel fees, awarded only $250 therefor. Order modified by (1) adding thereto, immediately after the provision that the motion for temporary alimony is " denied ", the following: " except that plaintiff is directed to pay defendant $500 for her traveling expenses from California to New York and for her maintenance in New York for the purpose of enabling her to appear at the trial of the case, which sum shall be paid within 10 days after plaintiff serves and files a note of issue for the trial of .the case" and (2) adding thereto a further provision directing plaintiff to pay defendant an additional $500 for her counsel fees. As so modified, order affirmed, without costs. Plaintiff is directed to pay one half of the additional $500 awarded herein for defendant's counsel fees within 10 days after entry of the order to be made hereon and the balance together with the $500 award for defendant's traveling and maintenance expenses, i.e., within 10 days after plaintiff serves and files a note of issue for the trial of the case; and plaintiff is further directed to notice the case for trial at once. In our opinion the $250 counsel fees awarded by Special Term was inadequate and the failure to grant defendant traveling expenses and maintenance to enable her to travel from California and appear for trial in this State was an inadvertent omission. Rabin, P. J., Munder, Latham, Shapiro and Christ, JJ., concur.