Armstrong v. Armstrong

Citations

• 35 Ill. 109

Syllabus

<p>1. Alimony—in what manner it may be assigned. In decreeing a divorce at the suit of the wife, the Circuit Court has the power to assign to her, as alimony, a part of the real estate of the husband.</p> <p>2. Divorce— husband must pay the wife's attorney's fee. After divorce granted at the suit of the wife, the court decreed that the defendant pay to the attorneys of the wife a certain fee for prosecuting the suit. This was held to be a proper claim against the defendant. A husband is bound to furnish his wife with the means of prosecuting her suit for a divorce, and will be compelled to do so by rule of court.</p>