Allis v. Allis

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

By this appeal we are asked to reverse an order directing a husband to pay $18,500 in fees to his wife’s attorney. The request rests on the proposition that the wife was not shown to be in necessitous circumstances. The financial position of wife and husband was disparate. The wife possessed $25,000 to $40,000 in liquid assets, while the husband was worth approximately three-quarters of a million dollars. In directing the husband to pay the wife’s counsel fees, the lower court expressed its view that the great difference in their financial position was…