(a) Consistent with Rule 54(g)(1), Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure, where attorney's fees are permitted by contract or law, a claim for said fees shall be made in the pleadings or in a Rule 12 motion filed before the movant's responsive pleading.

(b) Subject to the requirement of Rule 54(g), when a decision on the merits of a cause has been made with an award of attorney's fees, counsel to whom attorney's fees are awarded shall file his affidavit in support thereof within twenty (20) days following the date of the minute entry of the decision. Opposing counsel shall have ten (10) days thereafter to file his objections to the appropriateness of fees or amount as set forth in the affidavit, and may also request a hearing. If no hearing is requested, the court shall determine the appropriateness and amount of fees based on the affidavit and opposition.