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WILLS v. WILLS

32277.

239 Ga. 656 (1977)

238 S.E.2d 360

WILLS v. WILLS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 7, 1977.

Rehearing Denied September 27, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Westmoreland, Patterson & Moseley, Stewart R. Brown, for appellant.

Edwin S. Varner, for appellee.

HILL, Justice.

The wife in this divorce case appeals from the award of $3,000 to her as attorney fees contending that reasonable compensation would be at least $20,000.

Attorney fees should be sufficient to insure adequate legal representation for the wife, but an award will not be disturbed absent a showing of an abuse of discretion by the trial judge. Hodges v. Hodges, 235 Ga. 848 (2) (221 S.E.2d 597...

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