attys fees

Question 1

what are the factors to determine if atty fees should be awarded to a party (4)

Answer 1

(1) the party’s ability to pay his/her own attorney’s fee; (2) beneficial results obtained by the attorney; (3) the parties’ respective financial conditions; (4) effect of the attorney’s fee on each party’s standard of living

Question 2

what are the factors (6) to detrimine what is reasonble for atty fees

Answer 2

(1) the nature, extent, and difficulty of the case; (2) the time necessarily devoted to the case; (3) professional standing of counsel; (4) contingency of compensation; (5) beneficial results obtained; and (6) customary legal fees for similar services.