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Box for divorce story: Divorce in West Virginia

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Sunday, November 24, 2024

Box for divorce story: Divorce in West Virginia

In West Virginia, courts must consider six factors in determining whether to award attorney fees in a divorce:

* A party's ability to pay his or her own fee

* The beneficial results obtained by an attorney

* The respective financial conditions of the parties

* The effect of the fees on each party's standard of living

* The degree of fault of either party making the divorce action necessary

* The reasonableness of the attorney's fee request

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