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  • Stepien v. Stepien

    Publication Date: 2022-10-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Carson County
    Judge: Judge Matika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 15-1186

    The court denied an appeal from the court's decision to award attorneys' fees and costs pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S.A. §5339 on the basis that appellant had acted in bad faith in requesting a psychological evaluation that they later abandoned. The court agreed to grant appellee associated costs in defending the request and disagreed with appellant's argument that fees could only be awarded under §5339 in instances where a party is found in contempt of court.