Sandra M. Serafin v. Jeffrey B. Serafin

OPINION

James M. Dowd, Judge

This is an appeal from a pendente lite judgment awarding attorney’s fees in a dissolution of marriage proceeding in St. Louis County: Jeffrey B. Serafín (“Husband”) appeals the trial court’s award of $50,000 in attorney’s fees to his wife Sandra M. Serafín (“Wife”). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

The parties were married in September 1993, and two children were born during the marriage. In July 2013, Wife filed her petition for dissolution of marriage and a motion for a pendente lite order of temporary maintenance, child support,…