GOMES v. GOMES

No. S04A1475.

604 S.E.2d 486 (2004)

278 Ga. 568

GOMES v. GOMES.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 25, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Koehler, Atlanta, for appellant.

Levine & Smith, Jonathan W. Hedgepeth, Todd A. Orston, Atlanta, for appellee.


FLETCHER, Chief Justice.

Frances Gomes (Wife) sought attorney's fees from Mario Gomes (Husband) pursuant to their divorce decree. The trial court denied Wife attorney's fees because she failed to cite statutory or case law support for her request. Wife appeals, contending that the statutory basis for her request was clear. We agree, and therefore remand to the trial court to consider Wife's request for attorney's fees on the merits.

Wife sued Husband for divorce...

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