Legal Opinion
In Re the Marriage of O'Brien
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 1988No. 84CA1283PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZGER, Judge.
Richard O’Brien (husband) appeals the trial court’s order requiring him to pay the attorney fees and costs incurred by Joan O’Brien (wife) in this dissolution of marriage proceeding. He argues, inter alia, that the trial court erred in finding the existence of a fee agreement between him and wife’s attorney and in ordering him to pay wife’s attorney fees pursuant to that agreement. We vacate the order, and remand for further proceedings.
In the spring of 1983, wife met with an attorney concerning a contemplated dissolution of marriage action. At that time, the attorney gave her…
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- In Re the Marriage of SarvisColorado Court of Appeals · 1984
- Wall v. LindnerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1966
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