Pellegrin v. Pellegrin

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• holding that wife’s motion for a rule to show cause seeking compliance with a property settlement agreement was an “action for enforcement” and awarding attorney’s fees under the terms of the agreement
• noting that “a property settlement agreement is a contract between the parties”
• allowing attorney’s fees - 16 - for a motion to show cause as an “action for enforcement” under the PSA
• allowing attorney’s fees for a motion to show cause as an “action for enforcement” under the PSA
• affirming fee award under a contractual provision authorizing fees for the “successful enforcement of any of the provisions of the agreement” where wife successfully defeated husband’s mistaken interpretation of the separation agreement
• final decree and property settlement agreement entered 1991 and pursuant to Code § 20-109, husband requested modification of his spousal support because wife was cohabiting with another

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).