Opinion ID: 1664930
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Text: ¶ 54. For the reasons discussed above, we find the chancellor abused her discretion when awarding monetary sanctions against Karen Spencer in excess of the amount authorized by the Litigation Accountability Act and Rule 11 and awarding those sanctions to the father's attorney instead of to the father. We vacate the sanction judgment and remand this matter for a finding as to the reasonable amount of attorneys' fees and costs incurred by counsel for the father and the guardian ad litem for responding to the claims and pleadings examined in the chancellor's order. The reasonable amount of attorneys' fees shall be awarded to the father. The judgment holding Spencer in contempt for failing to appear at the January 9 hearing is affirmed. The judgment holding Spencer in contempt for violating the gag order is not supported by the substantial evidence and is reversed. Judgment is hereby entered in favor of Karen Spencer on this charge. Since it was error for the chancellor to sit in judgment on the charge of contempt for violating the chancellor's order regarding subpoenas, this judgment is reversed and this charge is remanded for a new trial. ¶ 55. AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND RENDERED IN PART; REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART; AND VACATED AND REMANDED IN PART. SMITH, C.J., CARLSON, GRAVES, DICKINSON AND LAMAR, JJ., CONCUR. EASLEY, J., CONCURS IN PART AND DISSENTS IN PART WITHOUT SEPARATE WRITTEN OPINION. DIAZ, P.J., AND RANDOLPH, J., NOT PARTICIPATING.