CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Attorney Fees
......Prevailing Party Agreements (CC 1717)
.........Statutory Provisions/Notice
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Contract may provide for award of attorney fees to prevailing party.

Prevailing party defined.

Attorney's fees as a matter of agreement.

Parties may not vary the criteria for who is the prevailing party in their contract.

Client entitled to notice of atty's applications for awards of supplemental atty fees, and default judgment void on the face of the record because it granted relief exceeding what was demanded in the complaint.