Coleman v. Coleman

OPINION

SANDERS, Judge.

The threshold question on this appeal is whether or not the successful party in a divorce suit can be required to pay the attorney’s fees for the unsuccessful party.

The Plaintiff-Appellee, Delores Ann Coleman, sued the Appellant, Douglas Coleman, for a divorce on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. She also sought the custody of their two minor daughters, support for herself and the minor children, a division of the marital property and attorney’s fees for her counsel.

The Defendant filed a cross-complaint seeking a divorce from the Plaintiff on the grounds of…