In re Marriage of Sanda

The respondent, Karl L. Sanda, appeals from the court’s award of attorney fees to the petitioner, Donna J. Sanda, n/k/a Donna J. Seward, in this post-judgment dissolution of marriage case. The respondent argues on appeal that the court erred (1) in reopening proofs after granting his motion for a directed finding; (2) in awarding attorney fees pursuant to section 508(b) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 40, par. 508(b)), where the petitioner did not sufficiently prove that the fees requested were reasonable; and (3) because there was no…