In Re Marriage of Haken

In April 2008, the trial court awarded respondent, Leila Haken, a portion of her attorney fees incurred during the course of the parties’ dissolution proceedings. The court’s award was based, in part, on a finding petitioner, Rudolf Haken, acted improperly by needlessly increasing the costs of litigation. Rudolf appeals, arguing the court erred when it considered factors he claims were inapplicable to the court’s determination. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

The parties were married on November 11, 1989. They had three children: Oliver, born March 20, 1992; Sofia, born November 7, 1995; and Nicolas,…