MONSANTO v. MONSANTO

No. 15561.

894 P.2d 1034 (1995)

119 N.M. 678

Joseph C. MONSANTO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Mary Elizabeth MONSANTO, aka Mary Elizabeth Thomas, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

April 20, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth A. Musselman, John William Clever, Leverick and Musselman, P.C., Taos, for petitioner-appellant.

Susan Schaefer McDevitt, Susan Schaefer McDevitt and Susan Lee Gumbrecht, a Professional Ass'n, Caroline Bass, Santa Fe, for respondent-appellee.


OPINION

APODACA, Chief Judge.

Joseph C. Monsanto (Husband) appeals from the trial court's order awarding $20,000 in attorneys' fees to Mary Elizabeth Monsanto (Wife). Husband raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding attorneys' fees to Wife, and (2) whether the award of attorneys' fees to Wife was supported by substantial evidence. We hold that the trial court...

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