Gelow v. Gelow

Decision Date22 January 1973
Citation41 A.D.2d 556,339 N.Y.S.2d 781
PartiesTherese H. GELOW, Respondent, v. George D. GELOW, Appellant.
CourtNew York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

Before RABIN, P.J., and HOPKINS, MARTUSCELLO, LATHAM and SHAPIRO, JJ.

MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.

In an action for separation or divorce, defendant appeals, (a) as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated May 24, 1972, as, upon reargument, adhered to the original decision awarding plaintiff $60 per week temporary alimony and child support and $750 for her counsel fee; and (b) from an order of the same court, dated March 13, 1972, which granted plaintiff's motion to adjudge defendant in contempt for failure to make the required temporary alimony and support payments and the required counsel fee payment.

Order of May 24, 1972 affirmed insofar as appealed from and order of March 13, 1972 affirmed, with one bill of $10 costs and disbursements.

We have repeatedly noted that the proper remedy for any seeming inequity in a temporary order for the payment of alimony and support based on conflicting affidavits is a speedy trial. The facts as to finances and standard of living of the parties can best be developed at the trial (Bogut v. Bogut, 38 A.D.2d 829, 329 N.Y.S.2d 688; Tobias v. Tobias, 36 A.D.2d 643, 319 N.Y.S.2d 479; Lebovics v. Lebovics, 34 A.D.2d 783, 311 N.Y.S.2d 43). Defendant, of course, is not precluded from making any application to Special Term that he may deem appropriate.

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  • Sterlace v. Sterlace
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court Appellate Division
    • July 13, 1978
    ...39; Vesper v. Vesper, 46 A.D.2d 729, 359 N.Y.S.2d 1009; Schoellkopf v. Schoellkopf, 41 A.D.2d 599, 340 N.Y.S.2d 348; Gelow v. Gelow, 41 A.D.2d 556, 339 N.Y.S.2d 781.) Thus an early trial is to be preferred to appeals from intermediate orders in matrimonial matters (Kunerth v. Kunerth,supra;......
  • Fomenko v. Fomenko
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court Appellate Division
    • November 6, 1975
    ...Term was proper in fixing such alimony (and if requested, in making a preliminary award to apply on counsel fees) (Gelow v. Gelow, 41 A.D.2d 556, 339 N.Y.S.2d 781; Tobias v. Tobias, 36 A.D.2d 643, 319 N.Y.S.2d 479; DeGasper v. DeGasper, 31 A.D.2d 886, 298 N.Y.S.2d 297; Schine v. Schine, 28 ......
  • Kunerth v. Kunerth
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court Appellate Division
    • July 12, 1977
    ...(see Vesper v. Vesper, 46 A.D.2d 729, 359 N.Y.S.2d 1009; Schoellkopf v. Schoellkopf, 41 A.D.2d 599, 340 N.Y.S.2d 348; Gelow v. Gelow, 41 A.D.2d 556, 339 N.Y.S.2d 781; Dobbin v. Dobbin, 39 A.D.2d 836, 333 N.Y.S.2d 154; Frost v. Frost, 38 A.D.2d 786, 328 N.Y.S.2d 77; DeGasper v. DeGasper, 31 ......
  • Sadofsky v. Sadofsky
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court Appellate Division
    • September 2, 1980
    ...trial court only in the wife's direct case. Although temporary alimony and counsel fees may be fixed on affidavits (see Gelow v. Gelow, 41 A.D.2d 556, 339 N.Y.S.2d 781; Tobias v. Tobias, 36 A.D.2d 643, 319 N.Y.S.2d 479), final fixation of counsel fees should be based on testimonial or other......
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