Lapides v. Lapides

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court No. 2 of Baltimore City by a divorced father of two children questioning whether an attorney’s fee awarded to the children’s counsel pursuant to Md. Cts. & Jud. Proc. Code Ann. (1974, 1980 Repl. Vol.), § 3-604 was excessive. The mother’s cross appeal does not question the amount of the fee but seeks simply to preserve the apportionment of payment in the event we reverse. The father was assessed $7,500.00 of the $10,000.00 fee; the mother was assessed $2,500.00. Her Statement of Facts summarizes that which the record reflects and we will therefore adopt…