PATRONELLI v. PATRONELLI

No. 55A06.

636 S.E.2d 559 (2006)

Donald J. PATRONELLI v. Carrie PATRONELLI.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oliver & Oliver, P.L.L.C., by John M. Oliver, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellee.

Manning, Fulton & Skinner, P.A., by Michael S. Harrell, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.

Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc., by Celia Pistolis, and Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, P.L.L.C., by Burley B. Mitchell, Jr., Raleigh, for Legal Aid of North Carolina, the North Carolina Justice Center, Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, Legal Aid Society of Northwest North Carolina, Carolina Legal Assistance, and the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, amici curiae.

Maupin Taylor, P.A., by John I. Mabe, Jr., Raleigh, for North Carolina Bar Association, amicus curiae.


BRADY, Justice.

In enacting N.C.G.S. § 50-16.4, the General Assembly provided:

At any time that a dependent spouse would be entitled to alimony pursuant to G.S. 50-16.3A, or postseparation support pursuant to G.S. 50-16.2A, the court may, upon application of such spouse, enter an order for reasonable counsel fees for the benefit of such spouse, to be paid and secured by the supporting spouse in the same manner as alimony.

N.C.G.S. §...

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