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Obtaining Attorney's Fees From Your Spouse Before a Divorce is Final

4/8/2021

 
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​Many people going through a divorce wonder about whether or not they can have a family law court order their soon-to-be ex-spouse to pay their attorney's fees before the divorce is over. There are several reasons why a person might need this to happen and the short answer to the question, as is with many family law legal questions, is it depends. Courts will consider various factors in deciding whether it would be fair to order a spouse to pay for the attorney's fees of the other spouse while a case is going on.  One important thing to note when requesting attorney fees on a temporary basis is whether you are asking for the attorney's fees based on a suit affecting the parent-child relationship within a divorce i.e. attorney's fees based on the safety and welfare of the children or based on the need for attorney's fees based on another reason. Let's explore the law that gives a family court authority to order one spouse to pay for another spouse's interim attorney fees in a Texas divorce based on facts other than the safety and welfare of children.

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