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A court abuses its discretion by making an error of law in reaching a discretionary conclusion, ¶ 8 (App. 2008), or by making a discretionary ruling that the record does not support, ¶ 19 (App. 2009).

¶ 8 (App. 2008) (citing Grant v. Ariz. Pub.

¶ 11 (App. 2008) (holding that the reasonableness of a party’s position is evaluated by 11 HOVANNISIAN v. HOVANNISIAN Decision of the Court an objective standard).

¶19 For the first time in her reply brief, Mother relies on to argue that the court applied the incorrect standard when considering her request.

An abuse of discretion occurs when the court “commits an error of law in the process of reaching a discretionary conclusion.” ¶ 8 (App. 2008).

¶ 13 (App. 2008) (citations omitted).

“An abuse of discretion occurs when a court commits an error of law in the process of reaching a discretionary conclusion.” ¶ 8 (App. 2008) (citing Grant v. Ariz. Pub.

In re Marriage of Williams , , 548, ¶ 10, , 1045 (App. 2008).

–42, ¶¶ 16-17 (App. 2010) (considering a party’s conduct prior to the proceedings but only insofar as it informed the court as to the reasonableness of the party’s legal position); -49, ¶¶ 10, 12 (App. 2008) (explaining that A.R.S.

Among such factors are the relative financial disparity between the parties, the ability of the parties to pay the fees, the ratio of fees owed to assets owned, and ‘other similar matters.’” ¶ 15 (App. 2008).

A court commits an abuse of discretion when it “commits an error of law in the process of reaching a discretionary conclusion.” ¶ 8 (App. 2008).

¶ 36 (App. 2011); ¶ 8 (App. 2008).

Although Mother suggests this conduct was not objectively unreasonable, ¶ 10, (explaining that an objective standard applies in considering reasonableness), the family court was in the best position to observe and assess the parties’ conduct, MacMillan, 226 Ariz. at 592, ¶ 38, 250 P.3d at 1221.

l court, in dissolution matters, to award attorneys’ fees upon consideration of “the financial resources of both parties and the reasonableness of the positions each party has taken throughout the proceedings.” As the trial court recognized, § 25-324(A) “requires that the propriety of a litigant’s legal position be evaluated by an objective standard of reasonableness.” ¶ 10 (App. 2008).

Attorney Fees ¶19 “We review a trial court’s denial of a party’s request for an award of attorney fees for an abuse of discretion.” ¶ 8 (App. 2008).

A court abuses its discretion when it “commits an error of law in the process of reaching a discretionary conclusion.”

“A family court abuses its discretion by making an error of law in reaching a discretionary conclusion, or making a discretionary ruling that the record does not support.” ¶ 8 (App. 2012) ( ¶ 8 (App. 2008), ¶ 19 (App. 2009)).