Moore v. Moore

SANDERLIN, Judge.

In this dissolution action, the trial court awarded the wife attorneys’ fees for both her trial counsel and an expert counsel who rendered an opinion on the tax consequences of the property settlement. On appeal, the husband contends these awards were excessive and an abuse of discretion.

The record contains competent substantial evidence to support both awards of attorneys’ fees. Further, the use of an expert counsel was appropriate in this case. Although the trial court made specific findings on the award of trial counsel’s fees *1215with respect to the hourly rate, the number of…