Cooper v. Kahn

BASKIN, Judge.

Janet Cooper appeals an order awarding fees to the attorney who served as guardian ad litem for her minor child in a dissolution proceeding. The order states that the attorney shall “recover from Janet L. Cooper the sum of $18,750.00 that shall bear interest at the rate of 12% a year for which let execution issue.” We reverse the order for several reasons.

First, the record is devoid of expert testimony establishing the reasonable value of the attorney’s services.1 Mettler v. Mettler, 569 So.2d 496 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990). In addition, the attorney failed to present competent…