Olsen v. Olsen

Swinehart, J.:

This is an appeal by defendant Melvadean Olsen (now Peterson) from the order of the District Court of Johnson County overruling her motion for allowance of attorney fees she incurred in responding to the appeals taken by plaintiff from the previous orders of the district court concerning a divorce action. The issue presented in this appeal is whether the district court erred in ruling that it was without jurisdiction and was not the proper forum to award attorney fees for services rendered on an appeal to the Kansas Court of Appeals.

This action arises out of a bitterly contested…