382 Pa. Super. 538 - Gioia v. Gioia’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
June 1993
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on McKnight v. Commonwealth · Smith v. Glen Alden Coal Co. · In Re Gross · Sutliff v. Sutliff · 332 Pa. Super. 526 - King v. King
Most-quoted passages
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“[I]t is appropriate to award counsel fees “when necessary to put the parties ‘on a par’ in defending their rights or in allowing a dependent spouse to maintain or defend and action for divorce.” Whether or not to award counsel fees and expenses in a divorce case, and the amount to be awarded is a matter within the sound discretion of the trial court____ We will not reverse the action of the trial court with regard to its award of counsel fees absent an abuse of discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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