Department for Human Resources v. Paulson

HOWERTON, Judge.

The Department for Human Resources appeals from a judgment of the Fayette Circuit Court awarding each appellee a fee of $750.00 for representing indigent parents in an action terminating their parental rights. The Department argues that the maximum allowable fee for each is $300.00.

Following the termination proceedings, the appellees presented affidavits to the court illustrating the time and expenses each devoted to the case. Wilkinson requested a sum of $1,447.00, and Paulson requested a fee of $1,220.00. The trial judge relied on the case of Bradshaw v. Ball, Ky., 487…