Legal Opinion
Marriage of Baertsch v. Baertsch
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided October 11, 2016No. A16-1279PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SPECIAL TERM OPINION
CLEARY, Chief Judge.
This appeal raises the issue of whether a pending request for an award of conduct-based attorney fees under Minn.Stat. § 518.14, subd. 1, affects the appealability of an otherwise final postdecree order in a family-law matter. A postdecree order that does not fully determine a . separate claim for need-based attorney fees under Minn.Stat. § 518.14, subd. 1, is not final and appealable. Phillips v. LaPlante, 823 N.W.2d 903, 907 (Minn.App.2012). Phillips does not address whether a request for conduct-based attorney fees under Minn.Stat. § 518.14, subd. 1,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kellar v. Von HoltumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
- T.A. Schifsky & Sons, Inc. v. Bahr Construction, LLCSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2009
- American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. PetersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Phillips v. LaPlanteCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2012
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