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7 verbatim requirements from admin. order (unlisted) [unlisted] Attorney fee order post judgment.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/judge/Attorney%20fee%20order%20post%20judgment.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The ultimate facts for any relief must be pleaded in the petition, answer or counter petition. • The court now turns to the reasonable and necessary fees and costs required to represent the mother in this matter. “When someone other than the client is required by an agreement or a statute to pay the other party’s attorney’s fees, ... the trial court [may] award only a reasonable fee.” Franklin & Marbin, P.A., v. • The lawyer seeking fees must testify and the lawyer must support his request with detailed billing records. “[Here], appellee’s attorney did not testify ... • The party requesting fees “must prove with evidence the reasonableness and necessity of the fee sought.” Chouri v. • In a Chapter 61 or 742 case, the testimony of the lawyer seeking the fees does not have to be corroborated by another lawyer. §§61.16 and 742.045 provide: “[a]n application for attorney’s fees, suit money, or costs, whether temporary or otherwise, shall not require corroborating expert testimony in order to support an award under this chapter.” • (1) The court orders that the mother shall pay 10% of her fees and costs or $2,646 and the father shall pay the balance. • (2) Therefore, the court orders the father to pay directly to the mother’s attorney the sum of $23,811.30, which sum shall bear interest at the rate allowed by law for judgments from this date, in monthly installments of $750 each until paid in full.
The ultimate facts for any relief must be pleaded in the petition, answer or counter petition.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: a42bfe2e6db654b923608bc3f7d9b4d40857b66f831efb1da2e6687f15fca48e. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.