We establish a discrete-time criteria guaranteeing the existence of an exponential dichotomy in the continuous-time behavior of an abstract evolution family. We prove that an evolution family   $\mathcal{U}\,=\,{{\{U(t,\,s)\}}_{t\ge s\ge 0}}$  acting on a Banach space
 $\mathcal{U}\,=\,{{\{U(t,\,s)\}}_{t\ge s\ge 0}}$  acting on a Banach space   $X$  is uniformly exponentially dichotomic (with respect to its continuous-time behavior) if and only if the corresponding difference equation with the inhomogeneous term from a vector-valued Orlicz sequence space
 $X$  is uniformly exponentially dichotomic (with respect to its continuous-time behavior) if and only if the corresponding difference equation with the inhomogeneous term from a vector-valued Orlicz sequence space   ${{l}^{\Phi }}(\mathbb{N},\,X)$  admits a solution in the same
 ${{l}^{\Phi }}(\mathbb{N},\,X)$  admits a solution in the same   ${{l}^{\Phi }}(\mathbb{N},\,X)$ . The technique of proof effectively eliminates the continuity hypothesis on the evolution family (i.e., we do not assume that
 ${{l}^{\Phi }}(\mathbb{N},\,X)$ . The technique of proof effectively eliminates the continuity hypothesis on the evolution family (i.e., we do not assume that   $U(\,\cdot \,,\,s)x$  or
 $U(\,\cdot \,,\,s)x$  or   $U(t,\,\cdot \,)x$  is continuous on
 $U(t,\,\cdot \,)x$  is continuous on   $[s,\,\infty )$ , and respectively
 $[s,\,\infty )$ , and respectively   $[0,\,t])$ . Thus, some known results given by Coffman and Schaffer, Perron, and Ta Li are extended.
 $[0,\,t])$ . Thus, some known results given by Coffman and Schaffer, Perron, and Ta Li are extended.