Toy v. Toy

This cause is before us on the appeal of the petitioner, Paul Charles Toy, Sr., froin a decree entered on April 8, '1969, in the Family Court ordering the petitioner to pay the respondent’s counsel the sum of $2,500 for services tó date' and $1,000 for services in connection with an appeal previously filed by the petitioner from a decree entered in the Family Court on March 21, 1969.

The basic issue raised by this appeal involves the validity of the award of counsel fees. However, we believe that a brief discussion of . the factual background of- this dispute will be helpful in understanding…