CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Employment Benefits-Pension/Disability
......Attorney Fees From Plans
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Attorney fees may be awarded in actions re pensions pursuant to ERISA.

Pension must be joined before it can be ordered to pay fees.

Pension fund may be ordered to pay fees, but may deduct from employee's account.

ERISA employee Ps entitled to a reasonable attorney fee "if they succeed on any significant issue in litigation."

Party entitled to attorney fees only if fees are permitted by agreement or statute. In any case W not prevailing party.

Dist. ct. properly limited pension plan's attorneys' fees to those reasonably incurred working on interpleader.