714 So. 2d 524 - Wilkinson v. Wilkinson’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “after considering the financial resources of both parties, order a party to pay a reasonable amount for attorney's fees....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 867 So. 2d 1198 - Elliott v. Elliott · 897 So. 2d 537 - Freilich v. Freilich

2. “[T]he trial court concluded that the wife was entitled to receive an award of attorney's fees because the husband asserted "unreasonable positions" regarding the equitable distribution of the parties' marital assets. However, the record does not indicate that the husband intended to "frustrate or stall" the dissolution proceedings. See Rosen, 696 So.2d at 700 . In that regard, the husband did not request any continuances nor did he violate any rules of discovery. Moreover, the parties' pretrial negotiations resulted in only a $10,000 difference with regard to equitable distribution. There is no evidence in the record which indicates that the husband's claims were designed to harass the wife. See id. Thus, it does not appear that the husband acted unreasonably during these dissolution proceedings.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 867 So. 2d 1198 - Elliott v. Elliott