CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Attorney Fees
......Actions-Types of
.........Related Proceedings (to Fam. Code Action)
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Family court directed to award attorney fees to W "for having been dragged through this unnecessary excursion in the civil court" after H sued her on essentially family law matters.

MSA provision that H pay all legal fees re disso not intended to cover later actions; W not entitled to attorney fees after H's dismissal of post disso civil suit.

Actions are sufficiently related to dissolution action for fee award if they involve common questions of fact which should have been litigated in family law action.

Court may award fees for actions which are "related to" FLA [now Fam. Code] action; action is "related to" if it is intended to produce some result in FLA action.

Dissolution trial court not permitted to make fees award in favor of W's juvenile court counsel.

Fees may be ordered when guardianship consolidated with family law proceeding and issue in both is custody of child.