The trial court in this divorce action should not have denied the defendant’s request for attorney fees without conducting a hearing and allowing the defendant to support her request for fees.

In Sullivan v Sullivan, pursuant to a prior remand order, awarded the defendant ex-wife half the value of the parties’ stock, as well as spousal support and attorney fees.

A plaintiff’s request for attorney fees was properly denied by the trial court because, by neglecting the issue for nearly two years, the plaintiff did not pursue the fees within a “reasonable time”.