The court in McDonald v. McDonald, supra held that a Rule 577.2 application is based on "need" or "necessity". The applicant must show that without interim costs he or she will not have sufficient resources to have the issues judicially determined. However, it is not required that the applicant divest him or herself of assets or apply for and be refused legal aid in order to prove need.
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