Legal Opinion

Marriage of Smith v. Smith

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided May 3, 2013No. 110,598Published

1Opinion of the Court

WM. C. HETHERINGTON, JR., Presiding Judge.

" 1 Randall Carr Smith (Husband) appeals from an order awarding Jill Ann Smith (Wife) attorney fees following hearing and a 2011 order favoring Wife on her requests to set child support, determine arrearage, set current support and to recover medical and other expenses. Husband raises one proposition of error arguing the trial court erred when it awarded attorney fees to Wife without a "Burk" hearing and without required facts or computations to explain the award. Finding an evidentiary hearing and fact conclusions supporting a computation were…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Burk v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
  2. Oliver's Sports Center, Inc. v. National Standard Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  3. Finnell v. SeismicSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
  4. Vasek v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2008
  5. Morgan v. Galilean Health Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998

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