Kathryn A. Duke v. Harold W. Duke, III

Case Number
M2016-01636-COA-R3-CV

In this post-divorce matter, the trial court ordered the father, Harold W. Duke, III (“Father”), to deposit $5,729.17 and $5,312.50 per month, respectively, into the educational accounts of the parties’ two daughters. The court determined that the children’s separate trust accounts were not required to be utilized to fund their college expenses. The court also awarded the mother, Kathryn A. Duke (“Mother”), $4,006.00 for attorney’s fees incurred in pursuing a civil contempt petition against Father, as well as $25,000.00 for attorney’s fees and $1,237.50 in discretionary costs related to establishment of the proper amounts to be contributed by Father to the educational accounts. Father has appealed. Discerning no error, we affirm the trial court’s judgment. We decline, however, to award Mother attorney’s fees incurred in this appeal.

Authoring Judge
Judge Thomas R. Frierson, II
Originating Judge
Judge James G. Martin, III
Case Name
Kathryn A. Duke v. Harold W. Duke, III
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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