Being awarded Attorney's fees

[justncase27]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Hall, Ga.

I'm going through a divorce and one of the Complaint For Divorce is said...

Plaintiff seeks necessary and reasonable attorney's fees and cost of litigation as permitted under Georgia law.

My question is what would make the plaintiff elligible to be awarded that money? She has a lawyer, I do not. Will that mean that she cannot be awarded the fees?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Hall, Ga.

I'm going through a divorce and one of the Complaint For Divorce is said...

Plaintiff seeks necessary and reasonable attorney's fees and cost of litigation as permitted under Georgia law.

My question is what would make the plaintiff elligible to be awarded that money? She has a lawyer, I do not. Will that mean that she cannot be awarded the fees?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Much depends on your respective incomes and the nature of the legal fees.

Its not uncommon for the higher earning spouse to be ordered to pay the attorney fees for the lower earning spouse in a divorce. Its not guaranteed, its just not uncommon.

Its also not uncommon for a one party to be ordered to pay the legal fees of the other party if a judge determines that one party is filing frivilous motions that rack up extra, unnecessary legal fees for the other party...or if one of the parties is not being cooperative in the process, causing extra legal fees to accrue.

If the parties make fairly similar money and everybody is cooperating with the process, its unlikely that a judge would order one party to pay the legal fees of the other.