Opinion ID: 874304
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Did the Court Err in Ordering the Parties to Pay the Cost of Children's Court-Appointed Counsel?

Text: The magistrate court appointed an attorney to represent Children in these proceedings. In its memorandum decision entered on March 27, 2009, the court wrote, The reasonable fees and costs of the court appointed attorney for the children shall be evenly shared by Conti and Heiss, with each party promptly paying their half upon request. On August 18, 2009, the court entered an order awarding the attorney $9,550.45 in fees. The court held that the fees were to be paid from the estates of Children, but if those estates did not have the funds to pay the fees within ninety days, then Conti and Heisses were each to pay one-half of the cost, but could recover such sums from Children's estates. Heisses argue: The Court on its own initiative ordered that the reasonable fees and costs of the court appointed attorney for the children shall be evenly shared by Conti and Heiss, with each party promptly paying their half upon request. No authority is cited for the award and the magistrate should be reversed. The attorney for the children should be paid from the Karl and Marisa's Estates. The above is Heisses' entire argument on this issue in their opening brief. The August 18, 2009, order entered by the magistrate court differed from the order it initially indicated it would enter. Although Heisses' reply brief was filed the day before the court entered the August 18, 2009, order, they did not seek to supplement the record with a copy of that order, nor did they seek to file a supplemental brief addressing the actual provisions of the order. This Court learned of the order during Conti's closing argument on appeal. We have previously said, We will not consider issues cited on appeal that are not supported by propositions of law, authority, or argument. KEB Enters., L.P. v. Smedley, 140 Idaho 746, 754, 101 P.3d 690, 698 (2004). We therefore decline to address this issue.