Legal Opinion
Assidon v. Abboushi
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 17, 2011No. 10-FM-373PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
Following trial on the complaint of ap-pellee, Jenine Abboushi, for sole legal and physical custody of her minor son, the trial court ordered appellant, Sion Assidon, to pay appellee $10,000 in attorney’s fees. Appellant challenges the award, arguing (1) that the court erred by awarding attorney’s fees without legal authority and (2) that the court abused its discretion in awarding attorney’s fees on the circumstances of this case. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the trial court had authority to award attorney’s fees and that it did not abuse its discretion…
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