TITLE XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

CHAPTER 458
ANNULMENT, DIVORCE AND SEPARATION

Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 458:51

    458:51 Attorneys' Fees in Contempt Cases. – In any proceeding under this chapter in which a party alleges, and the court finds, that the other party has failed without just cause to obey a prior order or decree, the court shall award reasonable costs and attorneys' fees to the prevailing party.

Source. 1985, 171:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.