Coleman v. Bland

Arvita Coleman (“Former Wife”) appeals from a final order on remand determining her interest in the pension of Michael Bland (“Former Husband”) and denying appellate attorney’s fees and costs from a prior appeal. 1 She first challenges the trial court’s failure to award her share of the Former Husband’s pension retroactive to the date of the dissolution petition, asserting that the court’s prospective-only award resulted in an unequal property distribution that: (1) was barred by res judicata as it could have been raised in a prior appeal; (2) was beyond the scope of remand; (3) was beyond…