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SWICK v. SWICK

No. 74088.

864 P.2d 819 (1993)

Cynthia P. SWICK, deceased and M. Joe Crosthwait, Jr. (Real Party in Interest), Appellants, v. Edward Eugene SWICK, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

November 23, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Joe Crosthwait, Jr., Midwest City, Thomas A. Wallace, Oklahoma City, for appellant Crosthwait.

Floyd W. Taylor, Taylor & Manchester, Oklahoma City, for appellee.

LAVENDER, Vice Chief Justice.

We decide whether an attorney representing a party in a divorce action may in his own right pursue attorney fees against the opposing party after a divorce decree is issued in which attorney fees are reserved for a later hearing, but prior to the hearing the attorney's client dies. We hold both that the trial court has jurisdiction to hear the issue of attorney fees and the attorney has standing...

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