In his opinion the chancellor stated: Consistent with the ruling of the Court in Martin v. Martin, 566 So.2d 704 (Miss. 1990), each party is equally capable of paying their attorney's fees, and, therefore, no attorney's fees are awarded in this cause, but both parties are receiving properties from which the fees can be paid or they may be paid from their earnings, except as follows. The Court does assess an attorney's fee of $1,500 and the costs in this proceeding against the defendant [James] in view of the fact that it was necessary for the plaintiff [Claudine] to bring an additional action to require that defendant [James] be prohibited from transferring the marital domicile and to set a previous conveyance aside.
1994). It is well settled in Mississippi that if a party is financially able to pay an attorney, an award of attorney's fees is not appropriate. Benson v. Benson, 608 So.2d 709, 712 (Miss. 1992); See Martin v. Martin, 566 So.2d 704, 707 (Miss. 1990). Furthermore, if the record is insufficient to demonstrate the wife's inability to pay the attorney's fees, then an award of the fees is an abuse of discretion. Benson, 608 So.2d at 712; Jones v. Starr, 586 So.2d 788, 792 (Miss. 1991).
The question of attorney's fees in a divorce action is a matter largely entrusted to the sound discretion of the trial court. Martin v. Martin, 566 So.2d 704 (Miss. 1990); Devereaux v. Devereaux, 493 So.2d 1310 (Miss. 1986); Kergosien v. Kergosien, 471 So.2d 1206, 1207 (Miss.
"If a party is financially able to pay her attorney, an award of attorney's fees is not appropriate." Martin v. Martin, 566 So.2d 704, 707 (Miss. 1990). See also Jones v. Starr, 586 So.2d 788, 792 (Miss.
Jones v. Starr, 586 So.2d 788, 792 (Miss. 1991); Martin v. Martin, 566 So.2d 704, 707 (Miss. 1990). There are exceptional circumstances, not evident here, which warrant an award of attorney fees although neither party is unable to pay. O'Neill v. O'Neill, 501 So.2d 1117, 1119 (Miss.