In a family court case in which the parties claimed more than $5.5 million in attorney fees between them even before the appeal, the Appellate Division has upheld a $1.42 million fee award levied against the plaintiff, including a $350,000 sanction.
The case—first made notable for the issue of court-appointed parenting coordinators and their fees—is approaching its 10th anniversary. The children whose custody was at issue to begin with have reached adulthood in that span, with the younger of the two turning 18 just weeks before the Sept. 2 decision.
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