Davidson v. Davidson

Opinion

FLEMING, J.

Pending action for divorce. In December 1968, on an order to show cause, the trial court ordered defendant husband to pay plaintiff wife pendente lite $2,360 per month for her support, $500 per month for support of their five-year-old daughter, $15,000 for costs of suit, and $30,000 for attorneys’ fees. The husband appeals the order as to attorneys’ fees and child support, contending these amounts are excessive and represent an abuse of discretion.

The parties married each other for the second time in April 1966, having first married in March 1963 and been divorced in June…