Rooney v. Rooney

OPINION

JOHNSON, Judge.

After more than 20 years of litigation, Patricia L. Rooney eventually was successful in obtaining a judgment of approximately $235,000 against Christ’s Household of Faith, Inc. (CHOF), an organization of which her former husband, Michael T. Rooney, is a member. CHOF was held liable to Ms. Rooney because it had failed to withhold money from funds payable to Mr. Rooney for the purpose of satisfying his child-support obligation to Ms. Rooney. She then sought to recover, pursuant to the fourth sentence of Minn. Stat. § 518A.53, subd. (5)(c), the attorney fees she incurred in…