 | 1. Divorce Source: ATTORNEY'S FEES - BAD-FAITH AWARD AGAINST COUNSEL
(©1998) A spouses motion for attorneys fees from opposing counsel for bad-faith litigation must be made and heard together with the request for attorneys fees from the lawyers client in the action
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100.0%
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| | 2. Divorce Source: Attorney's Fees and Death of a Spouse
(©1998) Under common law, the general rule of abatement was said to apply to attorneys fees as well, and the court did not have jurisdiction to award attorneys fees if a spouse died before the action was
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100.0%
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| | 3. Divorce Source: EQUALIZING THE AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES
(©1996) The trial court may not award attorneys fees merely to equalize the amount of attorneys fees incurred by each spouse
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100.0%
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| | 4. Divorce Source: AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES DUE TO REFUSAL OF SETTLEMENT
(©1994) Award of attorneys fees against wife could not be based on her refusal to accept husbands settlement offer. The trial court ordered the wife to pay a portion of the husbands attorneys fees based upon
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100.0%
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| | 5. Divorce Source: COMPENSATING THE FAMILY LAW LAWYER: FINAL ATTORNEY'S FEES AWARDS IN DOMESTIC RELATIONS CASES
No issue strikes the modern American family law lawyer closer to home than the making of attorneys fees awards in domestic cases. A substantial number of divorcing parties lack sufficient funds to pay attorneys fees in advance, and domestic relations practitioners are frequently forced to rely upon
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88.2%
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| | 6. Divorce Source: CALIFORNIA ATTORNEYS FEES - SUMMARY OF STATUTES
The family law summons form 1283 must contain a temporary restraining order restraining both parties from, among other things, transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or otherwise dispos
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64.7%
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| | 7. Divorce Source: ATTORNEY'S FEES--AWARD FOR SERVICES BEFORE COMPLAINT
(©1999) The trial court in a matrimonial action has discretion to award attorneys fees for legal work before the formal commencement of the action and for the counsel fee hearing itself.
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52.9%
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| | 8. Divorce Source: SANCTIONS FOR DELAY - AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES
(©1999) The trial court did not abuse its discretion by awarding attorneys fees in the amount of $1,500 to the husband as a sanction for the wifes willful delay. A trial courts decision to award sanctions in
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52.9%
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| | 9. Divorce Source: QDRO AND ASSIGNMENT OF ATTORNEY'S FEES
(©1999) A provision in the parties divorce judgment that required payment of attorneys fees from the husbands pension fund constituted an assignment of benefits expressly prohibited by federal law
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52.9%
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| | 10. Divorce Source: Award of Attorney's Fees and Costs With Non-compliance With Discovery
(©1998) Courts in numerous cases have cited a spouses noncompliance with discovery obligations or orders as a reason justifying an award of attorneys fees
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52.9%
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