Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
On the instant appeal, the defendant argues that the pendente lite awards of maintenance and child support were excessive. We disagree. Temporary maintenance and child support are designed to insure that a needy spouse is provided with funds for his or her support and reasonable needs pending trial, and an early trial is generally the best remedy for perceived inequities in such awards (see, Rossman v Rossman, 91 A.D.2d 1036; Romanoff v Romanoff, 111 A.D.2d 158). On the instant record, which consists of conflicting affidavits, we see no reason to substitute our discretion for that of Special Term. It considered all the relevant factors, and the award, given the parties' standard of living and the defendant's earnings, is not excessive (Stern v Stern, 106 A.D.2d 631; Belfiglio v Belfiglio, 99 A.D.2d 462; Rossman v Rossman, supra; Romanoff v Romanoff, supra). Mangano, J.P., Bracken, Niehoff, Kooper and Spatt, JJ., concur.