Plaintiff wife made a sufficient showing of a substantial change of circumstances to warrant the upward modification directed by the motion court (see Domestic Relations Law § 236[B][9][b]). If the award is found at trial to be excessive, the court can remedy the inequity by appropriate adjustment in the equitable distribution award (see Gad v. Gad, 283 A.D.2d 200).
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.