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Section 458:51 – Attorneys’ Fees in Contempt Cases.

    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, […]

Section 458:52 – Limitation.

    458:52 Limitation. – Nothing in this chapter shall abrogate the common law doctrines of recrimination or condonation, or the rights of persons to enter into binding and enforceable prenuptial contracts concerning their respective property rights. Source. 1987, 278:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.