Frivolous Appeal – Attorney Fees

By: Derek Hawkins//June 21, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: Anna Marie Carter v. Patrick Lee Haley

Case No.: 2015P2335

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Hagedorn, J.

Focus: Frivolous Appeal – Attorney Fees

This cases arises from the reopening of a divorce judgment. In addition to their Marital Settlement Agreement (MSA) dividing their marital assets, Patrick Haley and his former wife, Anna Carter f/k/a Anna Haley, negotiated a Supplemental Business Agreement (SBA) as a means to divide the assets and ownership of their jointly owned marital business. Patrick appeals the order denying his motion to reconsider the circuit court’s decision in regard to the SBA and a patent awarded to him. Anna alleges a frivolous appeal and requests costs and attorneys’ fees pursuant to WIS. STAT. RULE 809.25(3) (2015-16).1 We affirm the order and deny the motion for costs and fees.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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