Who pays the attorney in a divorce in Kentucky?
Full Question:
My husband and I are dissolving our marriage. We would like to know the law under which the fee is to be paid for obtaining legal services from the attorney.
01/16/2017 |
Category: Divorce |
State: Kentucky |
#30257
Answer:
This is provided in KRS §403.220. It reads:
“The court from time to time after considering the financial resources of both parties may order a party to pay a reasonable amount for the cost to the other party of maintaining or defending any proceeding under this chapter and for attorney's fees, including sums for legal services rendered and costs incurred prior to the commencement of the proceeding or after entry of judgment. The court may order that the amount be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in his name.”