RRB Secures Appellate Victory in Complex Child Support and Fee Dispute

in News by Timothy Reuben

 

Partners Tim Reuben and Stephanie Blum successfully reversed the trial court’s orders regarding child support, attorney’s fees, and discovery sanctions.  Tim persuaded the appellate court that the trial court failed to exercise the required independent judgment in determining the proper support for a child born of an affair between a successful author and her unemployed mother.   Taking up the battle for the mother who lacked the financial capacity to pay for his efforts, Stephanie first obtained a fee award for the appeal, while Tim successfully argued the appeal to not only obtain the right for a complete new trial on support, but also reversed sanctions against the mother and obtained the right to seek more attorneys fees from the father.   Stephanie thereafter obtained a significant additional fee award as well as a substantial settlement for the mother and child.