A court may award reasonable attorney’s fees in a child support and/or custody action to your spouse (interested party) if they have insufficent funds to pay the cost of the action. If the action was for only child support, the court must also find that the obligor (you in this case) has refused to provide adequate support. If the court finds that the person asking for their attorney’s fees to be met, qualifies (as described above), then the decision whether to award attorney’s fees and in what amount is left to the discretion of the trial court.
Deborah M. Throm
Rosen Law Firm
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Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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Email: dthrom@rosen.com
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Raleigh, NC 27607
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