Ordered that on the Court's own motion, the notice of appeal from the order is deemed to be a premature notice of appeal from the money judgment (see CPLR 5520 [c]); and it is further,
Ordered that the money judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The father in this custody proceeding argues that the Family Court erred in directing him to pay half of the total amount of counsel fees awarded to the attorney for the child.
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