326 Pa. Super. 271 - Fried v. Fried’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
January 1988
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 310 Pa. Super. 23 - Remick v. Remick · 326 Pa. Super. 496 - Sutliff v. Sutliff · 253 Pa. Super. 538 - Jack v. Jack · 242 Pa. Super. 170 - Wiegand v. Wiegand · Moore v. Moore
Most-quoted passages
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“§ 401. Decree of Court. (b) .... The court may order alimony, reasonable counsel fees and expenses pending final disposition of the matters provided for in this subsection and upon final disposition, the court may award costs to the party in whose favor the order or decree shall be entered, or may order that each party shall pay his or her own costs, or may order that costs be divided equitably as it shall appear just and reasonable.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“No standard is fixed for determination of the amount of counsel fee other than the requirement that it must be reasonable. Consideration must be given to the husband’s ability to pay, the wife’s necessity, and to the extent of her separate estate, [citation omitted]. ‘How much shall be allowed as alimony and for counsel fees and expenses is a matter of judicial discretion and the validity of the order depends upon the proper exercise of that discretion. . . . This court will not reverse an order of the court below “except for plain abuse of discretion”.......There are no fixed rules as to the amount to be allowed. It is not to be measured solely by the value of counsel’s services or by the wife’s necessities. “The husband’s ability to pay, the separate estate of the wife, the character, situation and surroundings of the parties are all to be considered in determining a fair and just amount which the husband should pay.” ’”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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