Oswald v. Oswald

WIEAND, Judge:

In this divorce action, the trial court made an award to the wife-plaintiff for counsel fees in the sum of $500, expenses in the sum of $100, and alimony pendente lite in the total amount of $200. The husband-defendant appealed. We affirm.

The Divorce Law of May 2,1929, P.L. 1237, § 46, as amended, 23 P.S. § 46, provides in part:

“In case of divorce from the bonds of matrimony or bed and board, the court may, upon petition, in proper cases, allow a [spouse] reasonable alimony pendente lite and reasonable counsel fees and expenses.”

The legal principles governing an award under this…