Bibens v. Bibens

In September, 1980, the plaintiff-appellee and defendant-appellant were granted a divorce in the -Windsor Superior Court, pursuant to a stipulation of the parties. In January, 1983, the defendant filed a petition for modification. 15 V.S.A. § 758. In response, plaintiff filed a motion to dismiss together with a request for costs and attorney’s fees. At the hearing on the parties’ motions, defendant’s attorney withdrew the petition for modification. The hearing went forward on the issue of plaintiff’s request for attorney’s fees. After hearing arguments from the attorneys for both parties, the…