SPRAGUE v. SPRAGUE

PER CURIAM.

This is a direct appeal enumerating error on several grounds on the issue of an award of attorney fees in the Spragues' divorce action.

Attorney fees are awarded in divorce proceedings to enable a spouse to contest the pending issues; awards for attorney fees and expenses of litigation are an intrinsic part of temporary alimony. Scott v. Scott, 251 Ga. 619 ( 308 S.E.2d 177) (1983).

We hold that an appeal from an award of attorney fees in a domestic relations case is subject to the appeals procedures of OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (2). This direct appeal is therefore dismissed for failure to comply with the statute.

Appeal dismissed. All the Justices concur.