Beaver v. Beaver

WILHOIT, Judge.

Glenn Kenneth Beaver appeals from a decree and judgment in a divorce proceeding, awarding costs and an attorney’s fee to Pearl F. Beaver. The amount of the attorney’s fee to be paid by Mr. Beaver was set at $1,696.70, and the trial court ordered that this amount be paid to William D. Donan, Mrs. Beaver’s attorney.

Mr. Beaver argues that both parties have adequate financial resources, therefore it is a clear abuse of discretion to award costs and a fee to his former wife’s attorney against him. Before addressing the merits of the appeal, however, it is necessary to consider an…