Green v. Green

I respectfully disagree with the majority that it was an abuse of discretion to order the husband to pay any of the wife’s attorney’s fees and costs.

The purpose of awarding attorney’s fees is to insure that both parties have a similar ability to obtain legal counsel. Allen v. Heinrich, 623 So.2d 540 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993). The award of fees depends on the relative financial circumstances of the parties. Id. In this ease the husband was the sole support of the family with a ten-year record of income production and is presently earning $2,020 per month. The wife, on the other hand, remained at home…