ANSTEAD, Judge.
This case presents the issue of whether a trial court in a dissolution action retains jurisdiction to award attorney's fees, accountant's fees and costs to a spouse's estate after the cause of action abates due to the spouse's death prior to final judgment. We affirm the award of fees.
After a 25-year marriage, Robert Hirsch initiated dissolution proceedings. His wife Gertrude answered and also filed a counterclaim including a request for attorney...
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