Joseph C. Monsanto v. Mary Elizabeth Monsanto

APODACA, Chief Judge. Joseph C. Monsanto (Husband) appeals from the trial court's order awarding $20,000 in attorneys' fees to Mary Elizabeth Monsanto (Wife). Husband raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding attorneys' fees to Wife, and (2) whether the award of attorneys' fees to Wife was supported by substantial evidence. We hold that the trial court properly considered the economic disparity between the parties and the parties' access to financial resources. In so holding, we determine that the trial court's award of attorneys' fees was supported by substantial evidence and that no abuse of discretion occurred. We thus affirm.