Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York June 26, 2000 (Berger-Carniol v. Carniol)

In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Mahon, J.), dated October 15, 1998, which, after a hearing, inter alia, adjudged him to be in willful contempt of a pendente lite order of the same court dated June 25, 1997, directed him to pay the plaintiff support arrears and counsel fees from his Individual Retirement