Robinson v. Robinson

Chief Justice TOAL:

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals’ decision to dismiss an appeal as untimely. We affirm.

Factual/Procedural Background

Ronald (Husband) and Maria (Wife) Robinson were granted a divorce on March 24, 2003. On April 2, 2003, the family court ordered Husband to pay Wife’s attorney’s fees, costs, and other expenses. The court found that $300 per hour was a “fair and reasonable” attorney’s fee and calculated the award accordingly.

Husband filed a post-trial motion to alter or amend, contending, among other things, that the attorney’s fee award was “excessive.”…