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LOVE v. LOVE

40393.

251 Ga. 846 (1984)

310 S.E.2d 504

LOVE v. LOVE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 4, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Bordeaux & Associates, Thomas C. Bordeaux, Jr., for appellant.

Kran Riddle, Laura Marcantonio, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

The single question presented in this appeal is whether or not a trial court is authorized to award attorney fees for legal services performed on behalf of a party to a divorce action where, during the pendency of the action, the party dies. The trial court reasoned that alimony must abate upon the death of the party, OCGA § 19-6-1 (Code Ann. § 30-201), and, as attorney fees are part of alimony, Jackson v. Jackson,

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