In Re Marriage of Pagano

Appellant, Mrs. Janet Pagano (Mrs. Pagano), appeals an order of the appellate court affirming a circuit court decision requiring her to pay attorney fees to appellee, Rinella & Rinella, Ltd. (Rinella).

The facts underlying this case are detailed in In re Marriage of Pagano (1989), 181 Ill. App. 3d 547 (Pagano I) and involve a fee dispute between Mrs. Pagano and her former attorney, Rinella. The appellate court, in Pagano I, held that despite Mrs. Pagano’s written waiver, she was entitled to a fee hearing under section 508 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (the Act) (Ill.…