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P.B. v. T.D.

No. 20S03-9010-CV-681.

561 N.E.2d 749 (1990)

P.B. Appellant (Respondent below) v. T.D. Appellee (Petitioner below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

October 24, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Frechette, Elkhart, for appellant.

Edward J. Chester, Elkhart, for appellee.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

When a dissolution court orders one party to pay fees to the other's attorney, the fees are then paid, and the fee award reversed on appeal, must the party seeking reimbursement file a separate action against the lawyer? We hold that the party seeking reimbursement need not start a second lawsuit to collect what is due. That party may ask the dissolution court to order reimbursement directly from the former spouse.

When P.B. (husband...

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