Appealability, Family Law: Where Family Law Judge Expressly Reserved Findings On Fee Reasonableness For A Later Date, Pendente Lite Fee Order Appeal Dismissed

Appellant Can Be Free To Appeal When A Final Order Is Issued.

               In Marriage of O’Hill, Case No. G062146 (4^th Dist., Div. 3 Oct. 1, 2024) (unpublished), a family law judge expressly stated in his order that pendente lite fee orders were subject to reasonableness findings and further revisions at a later date.  The appellate court dismissed the appeal because even though a temporary support order in tandem with fee awards are generally appealable, the specific orders here were appealable in the future, with ex-husband simply needing to appeal in the future.