Steadman v. McGarry

| .McMANUS, Judge.

The Appellant in this case is Plaintiff, Clay Steadman. Although the underlying litigation here involves a custody dispute, the only issue on appeal is the assessment of expert witness fees. The trial court signed a judgment setting expert witness fees at $700 (seven hundred dollars) in favor of the court-appointed expert, Mr. Eliot Levin. The court assessed one-half to be paid by each party. From this judgment, Clay Steadman has appealed. For the reasons set forth below, we find no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s assessment of expert witness fees. The judgment is…