Stout

INTRODUCTION

Andrew Stout appeals from a family court order requiring him to pay to Julie Ann Stout, his former spouse, $200,000 in attorney fees pursuant to Family Code section 2030, and additional attorney fees of $125,000 as a sanction pursuant to section 271.1 Andrew contends the court abused its discretion because the evidence and facts do not support these awards. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The record on appeal is voluminous, reflecting the granular litigation of this case over more than a dozen years—more than three times longer than the parties’ marriage. The clerk’s transcript on appeal consists of 48 volumes, totaling 14,373 pages. The reporter’s transcript of the trial hearings consists of 18 volumes, totaling 2,145 pages.2 We address only those facts and proceedings relevant to the issues on appeal.

Undesignated statutory references are to the Family Code. We refer to Andrew and Julie by their first names to avoid confusion. Julie also requests that this court take judicial notice of various exhibits and transcripts from the trial court proceedings, many of which are already included in the record on appeal. Because we find the record…