Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The appellant's application for counsel fees contained only conclusory hearsay allegations by her attorney in support of her contention that she was unable to pay such fees. "[S]uch an award must be based on a showing of inability to pay, which was not demonstrated at bar" (Cook v Cook, 95 A.D.2d 768, 769; see also, Baynon v Baynon, 111 A.D.2d 733, 735; Furst v Furst, 88 A.D.2d 946; Standley v Standley, 83 A.D.2d 863, 864). Accordingly, the Family Court properly denied the application. Thompson, J.P., Rubin, Spatt and Balletta, JJ., concur.