Marriage of Mills CA4/3
In 2013, respondent Michael Mills initiated the underlying divorce case. Litigation generated over half a million dollars in attorney fees as well as fees for retained experts. The accounting for some of those fees, as reflected in the judgment, are at issue in this appeal.
In 2017, the family residence was sold and the proceeds placed in a trust account. Relevant to this appeal, an expert was paid $9,600 from the trust account. The trial court also ordered two payments of $75,000 disbursed from the escrow account of the family residence sale, to pay for Patricia and Michael’s respective attorney fees (i.e., $150,000 combined). In 2018, additional attorney fees were paid with disbursements of $35,000 (for Patricia) and $25,000 (for Michael) from the trust account.
Trial proceedings concluded at a January 2019 hearing where the trial court entered a minute order incorporating a 74-page reporter’s transcript of the hearing, to serve as a statement of decision.
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