CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Attorney Fees
......Claimants/Interveners/Joinder
.........May be Ordered to Pay Fees
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Court may order fees paid by claimant or intervener to extent that they are reasonably necessary to maintain or defend action on issues relating to that party.

Trial court may award attorney fees pendente lite under FC 2030 against joined W2, regardless of whether W1 could show she was likely to prevail or whether there was a prima facie case linking W2 to dissolution proceeding issues.

Grandmother who joined divorce to seek custody may have to pay for C's court-appointed attorney fees and F's fees to defend against her claims, but not for C's counseling.

Intervening/claimant nonspouse in divorce litigation can be ordered to pay attorney fees re issues relating to that nonspouse; court must consider ability to pay in making award.

Law unclear as to whether joinder of company justified so as to make it a third party potentially liable for attorney fees.

Award of $100,000 pendente lite attorney fees from third parties affirmed.