In re Marriage of Pavlovich

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Attorney's Fees
Citation
Case Number: 
2019 IL App (1st) 180783
Decision Date: 
Friday, June 28, 2019
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 2d Div,
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
PUCINSKI

Court properly denied final petition for attorney fees filed by law firm that had represented wife in dissolution proceedings. Attorney fees cannot be recovered under Section 508 of the Marriage Act unless there was a written agreement between attorney and client. Quantum meruit is permitted under Section 508  only for those legal services that fall outside the terms of the otherwise existing written agreement.(LAVIN and MASON, concurring.)