McCormick v. McCormick

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

This is an appeal by a husband from an order allowing his wife counsel fees and expenses in a divorce case. When the wife filed an action in divorce against her husband, she also petitioned for alimony pendente lite, counsel fees and expenses. . The husband answered both the petition and the complaint in divorce.

After a hearing the court below refused the request for alimony pendente lite, but awarded $200 for counsel fees and $100 for expenses. The husband appealed. The making of such allowances is not mandatory. Hanson v. Hanson, 177 Pa. Superior Ct. 384, 386, 110 A.…