Welsh v. Welsh

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GOLDBERG

delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue presented by this divorce litigation is the amount of fees awarded by the court to counsel for plaintiff. Mary Elaine Welsh (plaintiff) obtained a judgment for divorce against Thomas E. Welsh, Jr. (defendant). Prior to that time the parties, represented by their respective counsel, had reached a property settlement agreement including provision for custody and support of their four children.

Defendant has appealed from a separate order, entered after the judgment for divorce, which awarded fees to counsel for plaintiff.…