Carson v. Carson

Thompson, Justice.

Christopher Steven Carson and Pamela Lamar Carson were granted a final judgment and decree of divorce. All issues, except for attorney fees, were resolved by the parties in a settlement agreement which was incorporated into the final judgment. The agreement provided that the outstanding issue of attorney fees “shall be left to the sound discretion of the trial court” upon written submissions by the parties. After considering briefs and affidavits from both parties, the trial court ordered husband to pay wife $55,782 in attorney fees. Husband filed a motion for new trial from…