Witcombe v. Witcombe

McNULTY, Judge.

Keith Witcombe appeals from an order awarding attorneys’ fees to his former wife in a post-divorce action concerning custody and child support. We reverse.

The parties were granted a divorce in 1963 at which time appellee Marlene Wit-combe was given custody of the minor children and awarded child support. In 1968, pursuant to a court-approved stipulation, custody of the children was ordered transferred to appellant. The proceedings for which the questioned attorneys’ fees were awarded, and with which we are here concerned, commenced early in 1971 when appellant filed a petition…