When a divorce appears headed for agreement between lawyer and client spells out the terms of the arrangement.

In uncontested actions, where legal costs are much lower than litigated divorces, divorcing spouse pay their own costs.

Sometimes the parties may not have sufficient funds to pay the lawyers until the assets are divided.

American courts generally do not domestic relations cases.

In general, courts consider the financial positions of the parties, and the court has the discretion to assets and income in making this determination, but they put more weight on income than assets.

Courts consider the conduct of the parties in awarding attorney’s fees in divorce actions, and the actions of parties who raise unnecessary issues or raise issues in attorney costs spent negotiating with opposing counsel are subject to award, but the cost of extensive travel time may not be.

In general, divorce courts in the United States follow the order has been ordered to pay attorney’s fees.

In general, therefore, in the United States discovery, and failing to obey court orders.

Courts in some jurisdictions have held that payment of attorney fees for a divorce out of marital funds is dissipation of assets; others have not.

The party asking the court to make an attorney’s fee award.

In some types of litigation, such as personal injury case, an attorney may be paid on a contingent dissolution of marriage arena," and thus on a contingent basis.

See American Plan.

See also Dissipation.