If a trial is necessary, one spouse may be ordered to pay some portion of the other spouse’s legal fees. The court can award attorney fees to compensate for legal fees you incurred for the custody, child support, and spousal support claims but not for the divorce from bed and board, absolute divorce, and equitable distribution claims. The court has wide discretion in making such awards in permissible cases and it may award some, all or none of these fees to an otherwise eligible party.