Butler v. Lee

Mercier, Judge.

This Court granted Margaret Butler’s application for discretionary review of the trial court’s order awarding attorney fees to Jenai Lee in connection with the underlying child custody and support action. Butler contends that the trial court’s award of $25,000, made pursuant to OCGA § 9-15-14, was unauthorized because (a) she had no notice that the court was considering making such an award and, (b) the amount of the award was an unapportioned “lump sum,” and was inconsistent with the evidence and the court’s own findings. We hold that Butler received sufficient notice that the…