Olson v. Palagi

NATURE OF CASE

Appellant Ronald J. Palagi (Palagi) was ordered to pay child support as part of his divorce from appellee Sharon K. Olson, formerly known as Sharon K. Palagi (Olson). In 1998, Palagi filed an ultimately unsuccessful application to terminate child support. Olson sought, in the district court, to recover attorney fees and costs accrued in the course of resisting Palagi’s application at the trial level. On February 5, 2002, the district court granted attorney fees and costs to Olson, and Palagi appeals. Because we determine that the district court did not have jurisdiction to enter…