Butler v. Butler

The allowance of support and counsel fees pendente lite in a suit by the wife against the husband for divorce or alimony' without divorce is, in certain aspects, within the discretion of the court. 17 Am. Jur., 531. It is not, however, an absolute discretion to be exercised at the pleasure of the court and unreviewable. It is to be exercised within certain limits and with respect to factual conditions wbicb are controlling. Morris v. Morris, 89 N. C., 109; Moore v. Moore, 130 N. C., 333, 44 S. E., 943; Barker v. Barker, 136 N. C., 316, 48 S. E., 733. Generally speaking (and…