CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Attorney Fees
......Costs & Expert's Fees
.........Costs
4 Cards On This Topic:
  • Items allowable and not allowable as costs.
  • Where federal law authorizes an award of attorney's fees as part of costs, a judgment debtor need not post a bond to stay enforcement of the award pending appeal.
  • Failure to file timely memorandum of costs amounts to waiver; prevailing party should file memo even if trial court fails to award.
  • Court has jurisdiction to award litigation costs as well as attorney fees.