RANDALL SCOTT SHOUP v. KATHERINE BUXTON REILLY

1 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 2 COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 3 UNIFIED FAMILY COURT 4

5) 6 RANDALL SCOTT SHOUP,) Case Number: FDI-22-797054) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: August 11, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 KATHERINE BUXTON REILLY,) Department: 403) 10 Respondent) Presiding: BOBBY P. LUNA) 11) 12 REQUEST FOR ORDER RE: ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS 13 TENTATIVE RULING 14 Having read and considered the pleadings, declarations, and other evidence submitted in this matter, the 15 Court makes the following findings and orders: 16 A. Procedural History 17 1) The parties are Petitioner Randall Scott Shoup and Respondent Katherine Buxton Reilly. 18 2) On 5/26/26, Respondent filed a Request for Order seeking $211,000 in Family Code section 2030 19 attorney’s fees and costs.

Respondent asserts a significant disparity in income and access to 20 funds. Respondent states that to date she received $24,812 in attorney’s fees and costs from 21 Petitioner. 22 3) On 5/26/26, Respondent filed an Income and Expense Declaration. 23 4) On 5/26/26, counsel for Respondent filed a declaration substantiating her request, which states 24 the total attorney’s fees and costs billed as of 4/30/26 is $50,758 (plus a sum of $6,000 not yet 25 billed). Respondent requests attorney’s fees and costs in the amount of $161,000, forensic 26 accounting fees in the amount of $30,000 and expert construction consulting fees in the amount 27 of $20,000 for a total award of $211,000. 28 5) On 5/26/26, Respondent filed a Memorandum of Points and Authorities. 29 6) On 5/26/26, Respondent filed Declaration of Lisa Jolicoeur in Support of Expert Fees and Costs.

1 7) On 6/10/26, Respondent filed Declaration of David Tillotson in Support of Attorney Fees and 2 Costs. 3 8) On 6/11/26, Respondent filed Notice of Association of Counsel. 4 9) On 7/29/26, Petitioner filed a Responsive Declaration in opposition to Respondent’s Request for 5 Order. Respondent requests the Court deny Petitioner’s request or reserve the issue for trial, 6 alleging that Respondent allowed significant waste to occur at the parties’ marital residence in 7 breach of her fiduciary duty, which is the cause of increased fees. 8 10) On 7/29/26, Petitioner filed an Income and Expense Declaration which states Petitioner paid 9 approximately $140,956 in attorney’s fees and costs and $30,000 in experts fees to date and still 10 owes $1,092. 11 11) On 8/4/26, Respondent filed a Reply Declaration disputing Petitioner’s claim and reiterating her 12 request for $211,000 under Family Code section 2030. 13 12) On 8/4/25, counsel for Respondent filed a declaration substantiating her request, which states that 14 Respondent has incurred an additional $17,218.75 in attorney’s fees and $2,962.80 in costs 15 through 7/31/26. 16 B.