CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Attorney Fees
......Sanctions
.........Fam. Code §271
............Showing Required
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Litigant's conduct may be considered in awarding fees.

Abuse of discretion to order mother pay FC §271 sanctions for litigation behavior that did not, within bounds of reason, merit sanctions.

Court may award sanctions for reprehensible conduct falling short of bad faith per former Civil Code section 4370.5 [continued by Fam. Code §2032].

Cases discussing various aspects of the showing required for an award of sanctions.