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.

Findings and Order 17 1) Respondent’s request for Family Code section 2030 attorney’s fees is GRANTED in the amount 18 of $105,500. 19 2) The Court finds an award of attorney's fees and costs is appropriate here because there is a 20 demonstrated disparity between the parties in access to funds to maintain counsel and in the 21 ability to pay for legal representation. 22 3) The Court further finds that Petitioner has or is reasonably likely to have the ability to pay for 23 legal representation for both parties. 24 4) $105,500 in attorney's fees and costs is reasonable and necessary based on the facts and equites of 25 this case. 26 5) Petitioner shall pay $26,375 to Respondent on the 1st of each month commencing 9/1/26 until 27 this balance is paid in full.

No interest will accrue as long as payments are timely made. 28 6) Counsel for Respondent shall prepare the Findings and Order After Hearing. 29

1 7) Preparation of Order: If you are directed by the court to prepare the order after hearing – within 2 10 calendar days of the hearing you must either: (a) Serve the proposed order to the other 3 party/counsel for approval, and follow the procedures set forth in CA Rules of Court, Rule 4 5.125(c), or (b) If the other party did not appear or the matter was uncontested, submit the 5 proposed order after hearing directly to the court. Failure to submit the order after hearing within 6 10 days may allow the other party to prepare a proposed order and submit it to the court in 7 accordance with CA Rules of Court, Rule 5.125(d). 8

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