Nancy Palmer, n/k/a Nancy Walgis v. Danny Palmer

This is an appeal from an order granting attorney’s fees to the former wife in a dissolution proceeding. The issue is whether a trial court that has determined to award attorney’s fees to the wife based on a significant disparity in non-marital assets may deny fees accrued after the former wife’s rejection of a settlement offer. The denial was based solely on the trial court’s determination that the rejection of the settlement offer was unreasonable. In Aue v. Aue, 685 So.2d 1388 (Fla. 1st DCA1997), we determined “there is no authority for denying attorney’s fees in dissolution cases solely…