In re Marriage of Waltrip

Respondent, Wayne Waltrip, appeals from a judgment entered by the circuit court of Du Page County awarding attorney Harold G. Field $26,284.30 in fees incurred in representing respondent in the dissolution of his marriage. On appeal, respondent contends that: (1) the trial court abused its discretion in awarding fees for matters ancillary to the dissolution proceedings; (2) the trial court abused its discretion in awarding fees in the amount of $26,284.30; and (3) attorney Field is not entitled to retain interest on a judgment for attorney fees when that judgment was paid but was subsequently…