CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Attorney Fees
......Sanctions
.........Against Party
............Permissible
 18 Cards On This Topic:
  • Statutory authority for attorney fee sanctions in family law matters.
  • Sanctions for false allegations of child abuse.
  • There is no requirement a party seeking a sanction do so in a separate RFO when the issue can be efficiently and properly handled in conjunction with the original RFO.
  • FC §271 does not preclude the payment of sanctions from spousal support so long as the reduction does not create an unreasonable financial burden.
  • H2 and W properly ordered to pay H1's atty fees as there was ample evidence they filed FC §7822 petition to impede his visitation with Cs and delay modification request.
  • F properly ordered to pay $92,000 in atty fees & costs as FC 271 sanctions where his conduct in pursuing contempt proceedings against mother frustrated the policy behind FC 271, delaying resolution of custody issues and increasing costs.
  • Sanctions properly issued against W for obstreperous conduct.
  • Sanctions properly awarded against W even if it might result in dissipation of her remaining share of c/p.
  • Lack of civility by party's attorney is an appropriate basis for sanctions [against party].
  • Client appropriately sanctioned for conduct of his/her attorney.
  • $64,500 sanctions against W did not impose unreasonable financial burden as she had real property that was going to be sold from which sanctions could be paid.
  • Sanctions for motion to reconsider that was not based on newly discovered evidence properly granted.
  • $100,000 in sanctions properly awarded.
  • Sanctions were assessable against W for her efforts to avoid her share of income tax liability; court's giving her one last chance to avoid them was proper.
  • Court properly imposed CC §4370.6 sanctions against W solely for noncooperative actions of her attorney; attorneys generally subject to other sanctions.
  • $2,500 in sanctions appropriate in DVPA action, when one party refused to convey real property pursuant to earlier stipulated order.
  • W awarded $15,000 based, in part, on H's delaying tactics and bad faith.
  • Cases upholding sanction awards against a party.


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