The working spouse is not by rule required to pay for the non-working spouse’s attorney fees. The court addresses any requests for attorney fees on a case-by-case basis. However, no rule or law in Maryland stipulates that a working spouse, or the financially more affluent spouse, is required to pay for the other spouse’s legal fees. Similarly, it does not matter who initiated the divorce filing, the court does not award any preference to either the plaintiff or the defendant.