CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Unmarried Cohabitors
......Consolidation of Action With Dissolution
.........Attorney Fee Awards
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Court may award fees for actions which are "related to" FLA action; action is "related to" if it is intended to produce some result in FLA action.

Attorney fee order under Family Law Act is proper against petitioner in guardianship, when guardianship is consolidated with dissolution to determine custody.

Contingent fee K on issue related to dissolution does not preclude award of attorney fees in dissolution itself.