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CRECELIUS v. BROOKS

45627.

258 Ga. 372 (1988)

369 S.E.2d 743

CRECELIUS v. BROOKS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided July 1, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crecelius & Crecelius, Bill W. Crecelius, Jr., for appellant.

Cheeley & Cheeley, Joseph E. Cheeley, Jr., for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

The former wife filed a modification petition in 1986, pursuant to a divorce decree of 1982. The trial court awarded her attorney fees under OCGA § 19-6-19 (d), which became effective in 1984.1

1. The issue of attorney fees in divorce cases is remedial and ought to be considered broadly by the trial court. See generally OCGA § 1-3-5 and Bryan v. Bryan, 242 Ga. 826

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