Perry v. Perry

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of permission for the attorney for the minor children to appeal because the trial court properly determined that the proposed appeal was not in the children's best interests. It held that the attorney was an aggrieved nonparty entitled to pursue a writ of error, but that the fee statute did not authorize payment of counsel fees incurred by the attorney for the minor children in defending her own fees. The court reversed the fee award and the denial of the litigation-misconduct claim, remanding for application of the proper bad-faith standard.