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2022 Code of Alabama
Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.
Chapter 2 - Divorce and Alimony.
Article 3 - Alimony and Support.
Section 30-2-54 - Award of Attorney Fees in Action Where Contempt Citation Issued.
Universal Citation: AL Code § 30-2-54 (2022)
Section 30-2-54
Award of attorney fees in action where contempt citation issued.
In all actions for divorce or for the recovery of alimony, maintenance, or support in which a judgment of divorce has been issued or is pending and a contempt of court citation has been made by the court against either party, the court may, of its discretion, upon application therefor, award a reasonable sum as fees or compensation of the attorney or attorneys representing both parties.
(Acts 1970, Ex. Sess., No. 23, p. 2621; Acts 1979, No. 79-486, p. 894, §1.)
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