Brody v. Poliakoff

SORONDO, Judge.

Betty Brody appeals the trial court’s denial of her motion for attorney’s fees and court costs in this post-dissolution proceeding.

Dr. Stephen R. Poliakoff was divorced from his former wife, Betty Brody, in 1990. At that time, as pertinent to this proceeding, the trial court ordered him to pay the sum of $12,000 per month in alimony for a period of fifteen years, and $1,200 for support for his minor daughter.

In 1992 Dr. Poliakoff, unilaterally, reduced his alimony payments from $12,000 to $1,200 per month. In July of 1992 the former wife filed an Emergency Motion for Contempt…