| Matter of Matthew P. v Linnea W. |
| 2023 NY Slip Op 05213 [220 AD3d 502] |
| October 12, 2023 |
| Appellate Division, First Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| In the Matter of Matthew P.,
Respondent, v Linnea W., Appellant. In the Matter of Linnea W., Appellant, v Matthew P., Respondent. |
Linnea W., appellant pro se.
The Kepanis Law Firm, P.C., New York (Douglas S. Kepanis of counsel), for respondent.
Order, Family Court, New York County (Gigi N. Parris, J.), entered on or about June 7, 2022, which denied respondent mother's motion for prospective counsel fees, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Family Court providently exercised its discretion in denying the mother's motion for prospective counsel fees. In support, the mother failed to submit the required affidavits and exhibits as to the requested application for fees, including an affidavit from counsel as to the reasonableness of said fees as well as a fully executed retainer agreement (see Domestic Relations Law § 237 [b]). Concur—Webber, J.P., Kern, Singh, Scarpulla, Rosado, JJ.