Matter of Werner v Kenney
2026 NY Slip Op 02755 [249 AD3d 1511]
May 1, 2026
Appellate Division, Fourth Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, July 8, 2026
In the Matter of Tamra J. Werner, Appellant,
v
Kraig H. Kenney, Respondent. (Appeal No. 2.)
May 1, 2026
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Inclima Law Firm, PLLC, Rochester (Charles P. Inclima of counsel), for petitioner-appellant.
Joan DeR. O'Byrne, Rochester, Michael Steinberg, for respondent-respondent.
Scott A. Otis, Watertown, Attorney for the Child.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Monroe County (Stacey Romeo, J.), entered December 17, 2024, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6. The order directed petitioner to pay respondent $18,000 for legal fees and expenses, plus a fine of $250.
It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously reversed on the law without costs and the fine and award of legal fees and expenses are vacated.
Same memorandum as in Matter of Werner v Kenney ([appeal No. 1] 249 AD3d 1507 [4th Dept 2026]). Present—Lindley, J.P., Curran, Ogden, DelConte and Hannah, JJ.