Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
Contrary to the defendant's contentions, we find that the award of interim counsel fees was a proper exercise of the court's discretion. The plaintiff is a homemaker, unemployed outside the home, whose only income is interest from a trust fund established with funds she inherited from her father. The principal of the trust is approximately $110,000 and the income interest is approximately $8,000 a year. The defendant has an annual gross income of about $97,000. Thus, the plaintiff's financial need and the parties' disparate incomes support the award (see, Domestic Relations Law § 237 [a]; Hausman v Hausman, 162 A.D.2d 590). Further, we note that indigency is not a prerequisite to an award of counsel fees and a party is not required to exhaust his or her own capital in order to qualify for an interim counsel fee award (see, Hyman v Hyman, 56 A.D.2d 337; Hinden v Hinden, 122 Misc.2d 552). Harwood, J.P., Balletta, Rosenblatt and Copertino, JJ., concur.