Family Code Section 271

For that reason such issues usually end up in front of the family law judge.

Family code section 271. Attorney s fees sanctions divorces can be time consuming and expensive. It is my favorite statute. A notwithstanding any other provision of this code the court may base an award of attorney s fees and costs on the extent to which the conduct of each party or attorney furthers or frustrates the policy of the law to promote settlement of litigation and where possible to reduce the cost of litigation by encouraging cooperation between the parties and attorneys.

Family code section 271 is possibly the one california family code statute that gives family court judges the power to reign in out of control litigants and more importantly their lawyers through awards of attorney s fees and costs. For more detailed codes research information including annotations and citations please visit westlaw. Sanctions under family code section 271 in california family law there are some exceptions to the rule that your ability to get your attorney s fees paid by the other side are controlled by the parties respective needs and abilities to pay.

The motion for family code section 271 sanctions in february 2014 curtis filed a request for approximately 777 000 in sanctions per section 271 and using 7 different examples of conduct by christina and her attorney allegedly violating that section. One important exception is in family code section 271. Family code section 271.

Ca fam code 271 2017 a notwithstanding any other provision of this code the court may base an award of attorney s fees and costs on the extent to which the conduct of each party or attorney furthers or frustrates the policy of the law to promote settlement of litigation and where possible to reduce the cost of litigation by encouraging cooperation between the parties and attorneys. Family code 271 family code 271 is one of the most powerful code sections in california family law family code 271 allows for sanctions in the form of attorney s fees and costs when a family law litigant or his or her attorney violates its policy. Read this complete california code family code fam 271 on westlaw findlaw codes are provided courtesy of thomson reuters westlaw the industry leading online legal research system.