7 Haw. App. 266 - Wellman v. Wellman’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “(e) Attorney’s fees and costs. The court hearing any motion for orders either revising an order for the custody, support, maintenance, and education of the children of the parties, ... may make such orders requiring either party to pay or contribute to the payment of the attorney’s fees, costs, and expenses of the other party relating to such motion and hearing as shall appear just and equitable after consideration of the respective merits of the parties, the relative abilities of the parties, the economic condition of each party at the time of the hearing, the burdens imposed upon either party for the benefit of the children of the parties, and all other circumstances of the case.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Doe v. Roe