DEPARTMENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES v. PAULSON


622 S.W.2d 508 (1981)

DEPARTMENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Appellant, v. L. Edwin PAULSON, Jr. and Harvie B. Wilkinson, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 23, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul F. Fauri, Gen. Counsel, Patricia J. Shipman, Dept. for Human Resources, Frankfort, for appellant.

Kevin G. Henry, Paula M. Raines, L. Edwin Paulson, Jr., Harvie B. Wilkinson, Jennifer B. Coffman, Lexington, for appellees.

Before HOWERTON, McDONALD and WINTERSHEIMER, JJ.


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...

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