JOYCE KAUFMAN, ap, v. MICHAEL KAUFMAN, res

JOYCE KAUFMAN, ap, v. MICHAEL KAUFMAN, res — (INDEX NO. 200325/12)In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the plaintiff appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Maron, J.), entered May 15, 2013, as (a) granted those branches of her motion which were for pendente lite maintenance and child support only to the extent of directing the defendant to pay the total sum of $4,000 per month for pendente lite maintenance and child support, (b) in effect, denied that branch of her motion which was to direct the defendant to pay, pendente lite, camp tuition and incidental camp expenses, country club fees and expenses, extracurricular activity expenses, tutoring and other education expenses, and religious instruction and temple membership expenses for the parties’ children, and (c) granted that branch of her motion which was for an interim counsel fee in the sum of $75,000 only to the extent of directing the defendant to pay the sum of $25,000 to her counsel.

ORDERED that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, on the facts, and in the exercise of discretion, that branch of the plaintiff’s motion which was for an interim counsel fee in the sum of $75,000 is granted, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Nassau County, (1) for a new determination of that branch of the plaintiff’s motion which was for pendente lite maintenance in accordance with Domestic Relations Law §236(B)(5-a), or, if deviating from the presumptive amount of maintenance pursuant to Domestic Relations Law §236(B)(5-a), for consideration of the factors set forth in Domestic Relations Law §236(B)(5-a)(e)(1) and an explanation as to the reasons for the court’s determination, and (2) for calculation of the defendant’s pendente lite child support obligation pursuant to the Child Support Standards Act, and a new determination of that branch of the plaintiff’s motion which was for pendente lite child support, and, should the court determine not to apply the Child Support Standards Act, an explanation as to why it declined to do so and its basis for that award; and it is further,