Fritz v. Grise

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

Appellant Fritz, having prevailed against the complaint of his former spouse (appellee Grise) seeking to modify a child custody order, appeals from the refusal of the trial court to award him attorney’s fees. Fritz argues primarily that the trial court’s denial of the motion to modify custody effectively granted a counterclaim Fritz had filed, thus entitling him to attorney’s fees under a provision of the parties’ separation and property settlement agreement. That paragraph called for an award of fees to a party who successfully “brings an action to enforce or…