Gaudiosi v. Gaudiosi

The final judgment in this dissolution action required the husband to “pay one-half of the wife’s reasonable attorneys fees and costs” and reserved jurisdiction “to determine the amount ... at a subsequent hearing.” Notwithstanding the above, the court, at a later hearing, decided it had not retained jurisdiction to determine the amount. We disagree and reverse.

The confusion arises because of a third order which intervened between the final judgment and the order in which the court decided it had not retained jurisdiction. The intervening order awarded permanent alimony but did not…