In re the Marriage of Hoffman

Wife appeals from a dissolution of marriage judgment, assigning error to the trial court’s custody and spousal support determinations, as well as the court’s award of attorney fees to husband. We affirm the custody and spousal support awards without further discussion. We write only to address the attorney fee issue, and vacate and remand.

The relevant facts are mostly procedural in nature. Husband filed a petition for dissolution, indicating that wife should be required to pay his attorney fees only if the matter was contested. It was. In his trial memorandum, husband then asked the court to…