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MATTER OF MARRIAGE OF ELLIOTT

D7811-18437; CA A48568.

777 P.2d 424 (1989)

98 Or.App. 38

In the matter of the Marriage of Arlo B. ELLIOTT, Respondent, AND Gwendoline E. Elliott, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided August 9, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack L. Kennedy, Susan E. Watts, and Kennedy, King & Zimmer, Portland, for petition.

Jeffrey S. Matthews, and Gevurtz, Menashe & Hergert, Portland, contra.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and WARREN and ROSSMAN, JJ.

On Appellant's Petition for Attorney Fees February 28, 1989.

ROSSMAN, Judge.

We write for the purpose of clarifying our practice regarding the award of attorney fees in domestic relations cases. The specific question, which we raise on our initiative, is whether wife should be denied attorney fees, even though we stated in the opinion that she is entitled to "costs."

The appeal was from a modification order that reduced husband's spousal support

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